Vietnam is 56.5% cheaper than Washington.

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Washington, you would:

pay 74.7% less for restaurants

 
Washington
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$1.96
₫46,089
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
 
$4.91
₫115,300
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.43
 
$0.59
₫13,944

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pay 45.7% less for groceries

 
Washington
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$3.28
 
$1.11
₫25,960
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.60
 
$6.92
₫162,546
Milk (1 gallon) $3.86
 
$5.46
₫128,205

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pay 19.8% less for transportation

 
Washington
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.76
 
$4.05
₫95,125
Monthly public transit pass $100.00
 
$8.00
₫187,786
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,190.00
 
$40,523.11
₫951,581,844

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pay 80.5% less for housing

 
Washington
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.10
 
$10.02
₫235,232
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,358.41
 
$364.76
₫8,565,555
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,908.82
 
$221.46
₫5,200,379

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pay 73.4% less for childcare

 
Washington
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,135.91
 
$226.70
₫5,323,576
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,775.60
 
$10,132.35
₫237,932,469

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pay 76.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Washington
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$0.94
₫21,981
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.96
 
$1.86
₫43,720
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.00
 
$1.29
₫30,246

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pay 25.1% less for clothing

 
Washington
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.02
 
$33.66
₫790,469
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.73
 
$29.49
₫692,512
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.79
 
$90.06
₫2,114,770

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