Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of British Indian Ocean Territory, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
Vietnam
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.84
₫45,677
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.33
₫107,734
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.55
₫13,637
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.34
₫8,577
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.88
₫21,976
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.02
₫149,651
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.38
₫133,910
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.49
₫37,082
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.52
₫37,737
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.26
₫31,458
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
₫10,942
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.63
₫15,774
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.42
₫10,375
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
₫12,281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
₫12,239
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.48
₫86,538
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.87
₫170,791
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,303.88
₫853,309,041
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.70
₫141,737
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$8.95
₫222,754
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$304.25
₫7,568,129
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$210.52
₫5,236,752
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$43.00
₫1,069,713
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$212.34
₫5,281,881
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,971.85
₫297,799,699
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.89
₫22,174
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.56
₫38,895
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.19
₫29,491
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$22.79
₫566,960
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.60
₫89,504
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.72
₫714,530
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.06
₫573,673
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.55
₫2,028,527
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.83
₫2,284,377
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