Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 18.4% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Chile, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
|
Chile
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
$1.92
₫48,875
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
$0.54
₫13,709
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
$0.33
₫8,277
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
|
Chile
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
CLF0.0600
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
$6.05
₫154,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
CLF0.1600
|
$5.46
₫139,017
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
$1.55
₫39,378
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$1.20
₫30,487
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.43
₫10,847
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.57
₫14,517
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
$0.45
₫11,368
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
$0.48
₫12,115
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.48
₫12,271
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
|
Chile
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$3.47
₫88,264
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.34
CLF1.2000
|
$7.11
₫180,931
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,204.48
CLF580.9000
|
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
$5.64
₫143,619
|
|
pay 46.3% less for housing
|
Chile
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.06
CLF16.2400
|
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.28
CLF12.8800
|
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.13
CLF2.8000
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
|
pay 72.0% more for childcare
|
Chile
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.82
CLF11.2500
|
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,486.89
CLF160.8500
|
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
|
pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chile
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
$0.88
₫22,308
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
$1.58
₫40,226
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.53
CLF1.4500
|
$22.09
₫562,308
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
$3.38
₫85,992
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
|
Chile
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
CLF1.5700
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.66
CLF1.0300
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.62
CLF2.2100
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.35
CLF2.8100
|
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
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