Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 10.3% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 4.1% less for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL53.86
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL40.89
|
$4.33
₫110,246
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.29
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.64
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 19.1% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.31
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL84.78
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.47
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL29.92
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.38
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.12
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.88
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.54
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.16
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.92
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.27
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL82.91
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL523.60
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL299,197.51
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,590
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL448.91
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 12.4% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL997.16
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,989.30
|
$304.25
₫7,744,595
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,241.31
|
$210.52
₫5,358,857
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,042.30
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,233.33
|
$212.34
₫5,405,038
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL87,779.35
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,474
|
|
pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.41
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.58
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL44.88
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL498.66
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL64.83
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL909.95
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL415.55
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,296.52
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,408.86
|
$91.83
₫2,337,641
|
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