Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 3.1 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,745
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,050
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,742
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 84.3% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,439
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,373
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,153
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,423
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,190
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,697
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,527
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,052
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,666
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,671
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫202,681
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,416
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,725
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,187
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫632,702
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫97,816
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 65.0% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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