Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 8.2% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
|
Zambia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW135.44
|
$1.84
₫45,128
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW90.24
|
$4.33
₫106,440
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.67
|
$0.55
₫13,473
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.79
|
$0.34
₫8,474
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.07
|
$0.88
₫21,712
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW103.71
|
$6.02
₫147,853
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW128.72
|
$5.38
₫132,300
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW63.47
|
$1.49
₫36,636
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW46.94
|
$1.52
₫37,284
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW29.69
|
$1.26
₫31,080
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.67
|
$0.44
₫10,810
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW31.72
|
$0.63
₫15,585
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.33
|
$0.42
₫10,250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.26
|
$0.49
₫12,133
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.29
|
$0.49
₫12,092
|
|
pay 40.8% more for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW132.72
|
$3.48
₫85,498
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW973.20
|
$6.87
₫168,738
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW210,337.77
|
$34,303.88
₫843,054,390
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW318.74
|
$5.70
₫140,033
|
|
pay 23.6% less for housing
|
Zambia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,795.48
|
$8.95
₫220,077
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,899.46
|
$304.25
₫7,477,179
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,193.56
|
$210.52
₫5,173,820
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,194.20
|
$43.00
₫1,056,858
|
|
pay 97.1% more for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,924.79
|
$212.34
₫5,218,406
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW154,629.29
|
$11,971.85
₫294,220,888
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW26.91
|
$0.89
₫21,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW57.67
|
$1.56
₫38,427
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW67.61
|
$1.19
₫29,137
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,068.32
|
$22.79
₫560,147
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW81.88
|
$3.60
₫88,429
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW644.56
|
$28.72
₫705,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW690.00
|
$23.06
₫566,779
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,369.60
|
$81.55
₫2,004,149
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,309.58
|
$91.83
₫2,256,924
|
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