Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 58.7% cheaper than Colorado.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Colorado, you would:
pay 79.4% less for restaurants
Colorado
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.04
|
$1.92
₫48,806
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.37
|
$4.34
₫110,328
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
|
$0.54
₫13,689
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
|
$0.33
₫8,265
|
|
pay 48.6% less for groceries
Colorado
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
|
$0.90
₫22,938
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.51
|
$6.05
₫153,885
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$5.46
₫138,820
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
|
$1.46
₫37,125
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$1.55
₫39,322
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$1.20
₫30,444
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.43
₫10,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$0.57
₫14,496
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
|
$0.45
₫11,352
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$0.48
₫12,098
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.48
₫12,253
|
|
pay 33.8% less for transportation
Colorado
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$3.47
₫88,140
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$88.88
|
$7.11
₫180,675
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,015.29
|
$35,423.92
₫900,440,511
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.73
|
$5.64
₫143,416
|
|
pay 82.5% less for housing
Colorado
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.60
|
$8.68
₫220,720
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,907.44
|
$297.09
₫7,551,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,578.72
|
$207.27
₫5,268,580
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.99
|
$39.91
₫1,014,504
|
|
pay 55.5% less for childcare
Colorado
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,413.76
|
$205.27
₫5,217,662
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,745.82
|
$12,496.31
₫317,643,637
|
|
pay 74.9% less for entertainment and sports
Colorado
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.84
|
$0.88
₫22,276
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
|
$1.58
₫40,169
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
|
$1.27
₫32,174
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.68
|
$22.09
₫561,512
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
|
$3.38
₫85,870
|
|
pay 36.1% less for clothing
Colorado
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.41
|
$28.00
₫711,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.30
|
$22.19
₫564,142
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.28
|
$79.50
₫2,020,690
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.77
|
$79.86
₫2,029,902
|
|
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