Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 50.0% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 74.3% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
$1.92
₫48,751
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$0.54
₫13,674
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$0.33
₫8,256
|
|
pay 62.1% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$6.05
₫153,712
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
$5.46
₫138,664
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
$1.55
₫39,278
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$1.20
₫30,410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.43
₫10,819
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
$0.57
₫14,480
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.45
₫11,339
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.48
₫12,084
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.48
₫12,240
|
|
pay 51.7% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
$3.47
₫88,040
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$7.11
₫180,471
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$5.64
₫143,254
|
|
pay 73.4% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
|
pay 30.0% more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
|
pay 75.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$0.88
₫22,251
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
$1.58
₫40,124
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
$22.09
₫560,880
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
$3.38
₫85,773
|
|
pay 43.1% less for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
|
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