Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 12.3% cheaper than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS8,088.90
|
$1.84
₫45,677
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,709.81
|
$4.33
₫107,734
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,270.07
|
$0.55
₫13,637
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS925.91
|
$0.34
₫8,577
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,925.06
|
$0.88
₫21,976
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,415.28
|
$6.02
₫149,651
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,880.25
|
$5.38
₫133,910
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,980.98
|
$1.49
₫37,082
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,963.18
|
$1.52
₫37,737
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS786.11
|
$1.26
₫31,458
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS767.23
|
$0.44
₫10,942
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS542.95
|
$0.63
₫15,774
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS716.38
|
$0.42
₫10,375
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS370.81
|
$0.49
₫12,281
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS380.89
|
$0.49
₫12,239
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,284.89
|
$3.48
₫86,538
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,564.72
|
$6.87
₫170,791
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS19,032,709.40
|
$34,303.88
₫853,309,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS7,289.53
|
$5.70
₫141,737
|
|
pay 28.1% less for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS19,200.27
|
$8.95
₫222,754
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS467,966.74
|
$304.25
₫7,568,129
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS339,020.14
|
$210.52
₫5,236,752
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS33,472.51
|
$43.00
₫1,069,713
|
|
pay 62.8% more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS209,240.85
|
$212.34
₫5,281,881
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,972,475.53
|
$11,971.85
₫297,799,699
|
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,427.45
|
$0.89
₫22,174
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,168.81
|
$1.56
₫38,895
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,903.27
|
$1.19
₫29,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS20,416.31
|
$22.79
₫566,960
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS4,062.32
|
$3.60
₫89,504
|
|
pay 42.8% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS77,659.16
|
$28.72
₫714,530
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS62,608.86
|
$23.06
₫573,673
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS110,585.26
|
$81.55
₫2,028,527
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS99,076.07
|
$91.83
₫2,284,377
|
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