Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 49.3% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 71.0% less in Vietnam
- Groceries
-
pay 39.5% less in Vietnam
- Transportation
-
pay 46.7% less in Vietnam
- Housing
-
pay 61.9% less in Vietnam
- Childcare
-
pay 23.4% less in Vietnam
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 64.1% less in Vietnam
- Clothing
-
pay 38.3% less in Vietnam
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Vietnam.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,934.64
|
$1.92
₫48,971
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,597.50
|
$4.34
₫110,701
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,017.87
|
$0.54
₫13,736
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC755.10
|
$0.33
₫8,293
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,281.92
|
$0.90
₫23,015
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,904.89
|
$6.05
₫154,406
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,531.56
|
$5.46
₫139,290
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,626.19
|
$1.46
₫37,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC2,010.28
|
$1.55
₫39,456
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC905.87
|
$1.20
₫30,547
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC312.30
|
$0.43
₫10,868
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC615.81
|
$0.57
₫14,545
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC618.46
|
$0.45
₫11,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC553.99
|
$0.48
₫12,139
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC563.82
|
$0.48
₫12,295
|
|
pay 46.7% less for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,848.69
|
$3.47
₫88,438
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,805.81
|
$7.11
₫181,286
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,750,894.60
|
$35,423.92
₫903,486,968
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,908.78
|
$5.64
₫143,901
|
|
pay 61.9% less for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,553.43
|
$8.68
₫221,466
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC393,882.96
|
$297.09
₫7,577,258
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC277,174.52
|
$207.27
₫5,286,405
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,555.59
|
$39.91
₫1,017,937
|
|
pay 23.4% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC262,778.88
|
$205.27
₫5,235,315
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,562,564.62
|
$12,496.31
₫318,718,320
|
|
pay 64.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,380.63
|
$0.88
₫22,352
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,849.97
|
$1.58
₫40,305
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,319.80
|
$1.27
₫32,283
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC30,102.03
|
$22.09
₫563,412
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,366.88
|
$3.38
₫86,161
|
|
pay 38.3% less for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC33,070.22
|
$28.00
₫714,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,548.63
|
$22.19
₫566,050
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC55,882.87
|
$79.50
₫2,027,526
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC49,216.21
|
$79.86
₫2,036,770
|
|
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