Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK9.79
|
$0.38
₫9,342
|
|
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
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK36.27
|
$1.62
₫39,301
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK39.75
|
$1.78
₫43,299
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK23.63
|
$1.40
₫33,969
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK14.16
|
$0.52
₫12,649
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK23.84
|
$0.78
₫18,889
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK11.04
|
$0.49
₫12,013
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK11.67
|
$0.55
₫13,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK15.11
|
$0.54
₫13,105
|
|
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
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK183.15
|
$5.93
₫144,240
|
|
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
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,256.13
|
$41.86
₫1,017,309
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK590.42
|
$24.96
₫606,723
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK64.21
|
$3.86
₫93,800
|
|
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
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,215.30
|
$106.00
₫2,576,214
|
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