Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 38.2% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 67.4% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
€10.06
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.54
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
€3.50
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.64
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 42.1% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.37
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.18
€35.09
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.09
€29,852.24
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.87
€9.07
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.03
€36.80
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$868.97
€798.71
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.04
€625.06
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
€84.27
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 3.5% more for childcare
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.00
€364.91
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,801.09
€7,170.37
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
€2.13
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
€1.65
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.44
€37.17
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.87
€7.23
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.48
€67.54
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€30.86
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.41
€72.99
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.29
€89.42
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
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