Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of British Indian Ocean Territory, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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British Indian Ocean Territory
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.92
₫50,165
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.34
₫113,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.54
₫14,070
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.33
₫8,495
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.90
₫23,576
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.05
₫158,169
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.46
₫142,685
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.46
₫38,159
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.55
₫40,417
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.20
₫31,292
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.43
₫11,133
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
₫14,900
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
₫11,668
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
₫12,434
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
₫12,594
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.47
₫90,594
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.11
₫185,705
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,423.92
₫925,510,675
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.64
₫147,409
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$8.68
₫226,865
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$297.09
₫7,761,964
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$207.27
₫5,415,268
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$39.91
₫1,042,750
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$205.27
₫5,362,933
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,496.31
₫326,487,506
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.88
₫22,897
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.58
₫41,288
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.27
₫33,070
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$22.09
₫577,146
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.38
₫88,261
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.00
₫731,472
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.19
₫579,848
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.50
₫2,076,950
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$79.86
₫2,086,419
|
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