Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vatican City instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,967
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,117
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,786
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,223
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,992
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,355
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,582
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,249
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,785
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,583
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,115
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,727
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,129
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,586
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,088
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Vietnam
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,831
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,398
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,529
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,253
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
?? |
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