Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 2.1 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,746
|
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,050
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,742
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 35.4% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,441
|
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,375
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,154
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,424
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,191
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,698
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,528
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,053
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,666
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,672
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫202,684
|
$48.88
CLF1.6800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
$17,775.09
CLF610.9300
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,418
|
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
$25.79
CLF0.8900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
$515.89
CLF17.7300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
$484.85
CLF16.6600
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
$123.09
CLF4.2300
|
|
pay 26.9% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
$427.49
CLF14.6900
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
$6,617.78
CLF227.4500
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,725
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,188
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫632,710
|
$39.00
CLF1.3400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫97,818
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
$57.07
CLF1.9600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
$31.83
CLF1.0900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
$74.61
CLF2.5600
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
$82.33
CLF2.8300
|
|
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