Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 18.7% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP436.09
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP440.82
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP52.68
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.70
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP97.90
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP193.16
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP260.17
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP98.39
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP134.30
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP65.80
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.75
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP62.51
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.54
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.13
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP59.61
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 41.2% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP284.93
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,458.58
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,623,287.86
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,485
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,291.26
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,318.80
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,640.27
|
$304.25
₫7,742,625
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,748.99
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,123.13
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 66.4% more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,358.74
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP276,591.75
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,961
|
|
pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP150.23
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP123.45
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP245.33
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,042.22
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP353.65
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,550.01
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,834.40
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,686.36
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,817.93
|
$91.83
₫2,337,047
|
|
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