Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 6.9% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 45.1% less for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.17
BOB21.93
|
$1.84
₫46,457
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
BOB48.25
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
BOB7.04
|
$0.55
₫13,870
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
BOB5.26
|
$0.34
₫8,723
|
|
pay 11.3% more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
BOB9.02
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
BOB18.43
|
$6.02
₫152,208
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
BOB24.09
|
$5.38
₫136,198
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
BOB13.40
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
BOB11.55
|
$1.52
₫38,382
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
BOB6.15
|
$1.26
₫31,996
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.44
₫11,129
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.73
|
$0.63
₫16,044
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
BOB4.44
|
$0.42
₫10,552
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BOB4.49
|
$0.49
₫12,491
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BOB3.19
|
$0.49
₫12,448
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.02
BOB14.01
|
$3.48
₫88,017
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.17
BOB181.29
|
$6.87
₫173,709
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,174.39
BOB112,030.86
|
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
BOB94.74
|
$5.70
₫144,158
|
|
pay 11.0% less for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.31
BOB334.58
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.39
BOB2,156.83
|
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$215.91
BOB1,495.48
|
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.22
BOB209.32
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$178.93
BOB1,239.37
|
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,497.25
BOB24,223.46
|
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
|
pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
BOB13.41
|
$0.89
₫22,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
BOB17.29
|
$1.56
₫39,559
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.89
BOB19.99
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.81
BOB282.66
|
$22.79
₫576,647
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
BOB46.37
|
$3.60
₫91,034
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.46
BOB314.90
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.97
BOB359.97
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
BOB452.86
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.33
BOB404.04
|
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
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