Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 6.5% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,903
|
$1.84
₫45,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,406
|
$4.33
₫107,270
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$0.55
₫13,578
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.34
₫8,540
|
|
pay 46.4% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER379
|
$0.88
₫21,881
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER981
|
$6.02
₫149,006
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,640
|
$5.38
₫133,333
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,197
|
$1.49
₫36,922
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,370
|
$1.52
₫37,574
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER646
|
$1.26
₫31,323
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER204
|
$0.44
₫10,894
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER569
|
$0.63
₫15,706
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER310
|
$0.42
₫10,330
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.49
₫12,228
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.49
₫12,186
|
|
pay 30.7% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,737
|
$3.48
₫86,165
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,838
|
$6.87
₫170,055
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,007,204
|
$34,303.88
₫849,632,054
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER8,007
|
$5.70
₫141,126
|
|
pay 22.6% less for housing
Yemen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,964
|
$8.95
₫221,794
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,997
|
$304.25
₫7,535,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,803
|
$210.52
₫5,214,187
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,317
|
$43.00
₫1,065,104
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,260
|
$212.34
₫5,259,121
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER851,830
|
$11,971.85
₫296,516,453
|
|
pay 59.9% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER711
|
$0.89
₫22,078
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER942
|
$1.56
₫38,727
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
$1.19
₫29,364
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,455
|
$22.79
₫564,517
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,265
|
$3.60
₫89,119
|
|
pay 37.6% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,979
|
$28.72
₫711,451
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,790
|
$23.06
₫571,201
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,487
|
$81.55
₫2,019,786
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,344
|
$91.83
₫2,274,533
|
|
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