Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of American Samoa, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
American Samoa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.92
₫49,771
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.34
₫112,509
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.54
₫13,960
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.33
₫8,429
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
American Samoa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.90
₫23,391
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.05
₫156,927
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.46
₫141,565
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.46
₫37,859
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.55
₫40,100
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.20
₫31,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.43
₫11,045
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
₫14,783
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
₫11,576
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
₫12,337
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
₫12,496
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
American Samoa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.47
₫89,882
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.11
₫184,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,423.92
₫918,241,029
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.64
₫146,251
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
American Samoa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$8.68
₫225,083
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$297.09
₫7,700,996
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$207.27
₫5,372,733
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$39.91
₫1,034,560
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
American Samoa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$205.27
₫5,320,808
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,496.31
₫323,923,032
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
American Samoa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.88
₫22,717
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.58
₫40,963
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.27
₫32,810
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$22.09
₫572,613
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.38
₫87,568
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
American Samoa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.00
₫725,726
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.19
₫575,294
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.50
₫2,060,636
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$79.86
₫2,070,031
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