Vietnam is 4.4% cheaper than Zambia.

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

pay 13.1% less for restaurants

 
Zambia
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.67
ZK77.06
$1.96
₫47,702
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.41
ZK71.45
$4.91
₫119,336
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.88
ZK18.40
$0.59
₫14,432

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pay 0.1% more for groceries

 
Zambia
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$0.95
ZK19.88
$1.11
₫26,868
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.56
ZK95.53
$6.92
₫168,235
Milk (1 gallon) $5.08
ZK106.47
$5.46
₫132,692

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pay 24.7% more for transportation

 
Zambia
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.26
ZK110.24
$4.05
₫98,455
Monthly public transit pass $30.62
ZK642.14
$8.00
₫194,359
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,371.75
ZK259,436.97
$40,523.11
₫984,886,530

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pay 26.0% less for housing

 
Zambia
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$103.74
ZK2,175.46
$10.02
₫243,465
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $274.41
ZK5,754.40
$364.76
₫8,865,343
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $193.01
ZK4,047.34
$221.46
₫5,382,388

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pay 2.2% more for childcare

 
Zambia
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $171.24
ZK3,590.91
$226.70
₫5,509,897
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,061.39
ZK294,868.76
$10,132.35
₫246,259,935

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pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Zambia
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.22
ZK25.64
$0.94
₫22,750
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.81
ZK37.87
$1.86
₫45,250
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.66
ZK55.71
$1.29
₫31,305

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pay 7.2% less for clothing

 
Zambia
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$44.18
ZK926.45
$33.66
₫818,135
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$31.12
ZK652.68
$29.49
₫716,749
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.18
ZK1,891.01
$90.06
₫2,188,785

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