Cost of living comparison
Peru is 45.3% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Peru instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 62.5% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫45,576
|
$3.27
PEN12.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫107,497
|
$5.37
PEN20.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,607
|
$1.03
PEN3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,558
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 8.0% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫21,927
|
$1.88
PEN7.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫149,321
|
$3.14
PEN11.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫133,614
|
$4.68
PEN17.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,000
|
$2.49
PEN9.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫37,654
|
$2.54
PEN9.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,389
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫10,917
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫15,739
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,352
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,254
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,212
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 85.6% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫86,347
|
$5.37
PEN20.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫170,414
|
$17.78
PEN66.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫851,424,673
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,473.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫141,424
|
$15.41
PEN57.87
|
|
pay 64.2% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫222,262
|
$29.39
PEN110.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,551,416
|
$337.81
PEN1,268.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,225,188
|
$246.39
PEN925.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,067,351
|
$43.26
PEN162.42
|
|
pay 31.0% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,270,217
|
$193.88
PEN727.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫297,142,066
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,985.29
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,125
|
$2.06
PEN7.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫38,809
|
$2.73
PEN10.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,426
|
$5.11
PEN19.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫565,708
|
$32.12
PEN120.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫89,307
|
$4.85
PEN18.21
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫712,952
|
$45.11
PEN169.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫572,406
|
$23.43
PEN87.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,024,047
|
$70.13
PEN263.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,279,332
|
$71.17
PEN267.21
|
|
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