Cost of living comparison
South Carolina is 3.7 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in South Carolina instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,213
|
$19.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫108,998
|
$11.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,797
|
$2.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,677
|
$1.82
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,234
|
$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫151,406
|
$5.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫135,480
|
$3.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,517
|
$3.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,180
|
$4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,827
|
$2.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,070
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫15,959
|
$2.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,496
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,425
|
$1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,382
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,553
|
$3.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫172,794
|
$49.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫863,316,840
|
$31,719.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫143,399
|
$19.66
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫225,366
|
$63.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,656,890
|
$1,418.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,298,170
|
$1,353.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,082,259
|
$142.73
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,343,828
|
$1,435.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫301,292,360
|
$22,437.28
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,434
|
$4.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,351
|
$5.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,837
|
$7.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫573,610
|
$33.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫90,554
|
$11.80
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫722,911
|
$43.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫580,401
|
$42.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,052,318
|
$84.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,311,168
|
$113.36
|
|
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