Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 47.7% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 75.2% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU699.96
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU380.03
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU85.88
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU64.39
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 35.4% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU94.15
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU257.31
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU164.22
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU143.31
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU168.61
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU44.03
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU48.99
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU27.99
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU47.06
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.04
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU32.19
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 53.7% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU295.00
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,879.84
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,419,242.56
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU677.91
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 60.7% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,560.93
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU24,332.68
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,071.84
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU3,938.77
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 3.2% more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU16,251.69
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU295,556.43
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 66.9% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.72
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU153.92
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.99
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,044.82
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU405.96
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 44.9% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,683.47
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,879.68
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,137.70
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,321.70
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
|
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