Vietnam is 13.2% cheaper than Zimbabwe.

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

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pay 33.8% less for restaurants

 
Zimbabwe
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.12
ZWL2,294.25
$1.92
₫48,667
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
$4.34
₫110,013
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.62
ZWL198.95
$0.54
₫13,650

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pay 20.4% less for groceries

 
Zimbabwe
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$1.02
ZWL328.81
$0.90
₫22,872
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.32
ZWL1,712.90
$6.05
₫153,446
Milk (1 gallon) $5.64
ZWL1,815.06
$5.46
₫138,424

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pay 39.1% less for transportation

 
Zimbabwe
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.15
ZWL1,979.95
$3.47
₫87,888
Monthly public transit pass $36.25
ZWL11,672.50
$7.11
₫180,159
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
$35,423.92
₫897,872,277

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pay 26.2% less for housing

 
Zimbabwe
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
$8.68
₫220,090
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $283.93
ZWL91,425.00
$297.09
₫7,530,169
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $200.00
ZWL64,400.00
$207.27
₫5,253,553

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pay 31.3% more for childcare

 
Zimbabwe
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $210.71
ZWL67,850.00
$205.27
₫5,202,780
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
$12,496.31
₫316,737,655

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pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Zimbabwe
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
ZWL483.00
$0.88
₫22,213
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.65
ZWL854.83
$1.58
₫40,055
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.56
ZWL503.12
$1.27
₫32,083

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pay 39.1% more for clothing

 
Zimbabwe
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
$28.00
₫709,628
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
$22.19
₫562,533
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
$79.50
₫2,014,926

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