Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.4 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,117
|
$14.85
$573.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
$10.53
$406.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,860
|
$2.29
$88.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,619
|
$1.66
$64.17
|
|
pay 61.6% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
$2.03
$78.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫173,224
|
$5.05
$194.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫136,626
|
$4.04
$156.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
$3.14
$121.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫44,583
|
$4.93
$190.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫34,976
|
$1.08
$41.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,024
|
$1.39
$53.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,449
|
$0.73
$28.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,369
|
$1.20
$46.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,875
|
$0.80
$30.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,494
|
$0.81
$31.26
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫101,374
|
$7.10
$274.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫200,122
|
$48.05
$1,853.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
$36,679.53
$1,415,285.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫148,517
|
$16.61
$640.82
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
$37.95
$1,464.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
$510.80
$19,709.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
$384.82
$14,848.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
$93.98
$3,626.37
|
|
pay 18.8% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
$389.18
$15,016.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
$6,681.58
$257,809.89
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,425
|
$3.62
$139.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫46,592
|
$3.84
$147.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
$4.82
$186.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫624,714
|
$49.95
$1,927.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫96,581
|
$9.51
$366.78
|
|
pay 59.5% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
$92.12
$3,554.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
$41.63
$1,606.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
$107.70
$4,155.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
$109.72
$4,233.40
|
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