Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Palikir instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Palikir
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫46,084
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫115,288
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫13,943
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,025
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Palikir
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫25,957
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫162,529
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫128,191
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫37,968
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫41,831
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫32,817
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫12,220
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫18,248
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫11,606
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,018
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫12,660
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Palikir
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫95,116
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫187,767
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫951,482,571
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫139,348
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Palikir
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫235,207
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫8,564,661
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,199,836
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫982,805
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Palikir
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,323,021
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫237,907,647
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Palikir
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫21,979
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫43,715
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫30,243
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫586,145
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫90,618
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Palikir
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫790,387
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫692,439
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,114,549
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,488,838
|
?? |
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