Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 59.6% cheaper than Delaware.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Delaware, you would:
pay 75.0% less for restaurants
|
Delaware
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.50
|
$1.84
₫45,190
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$4.33
₫106,587
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$0.55
₫13,491
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$0.34
₫8,485
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
|
Delaware
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
|
$0.88
₫21,742
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.07
|
$6.02
₫148,057
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
|
$5.38
₫132,483
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
|
$1.49
₫36,687
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
|
$1.52
₫37,335
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.63
|
$1.26
₫31,123
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.44
₫10,825
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.57
|
$0.63
₫15,606
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$0.42
₫10,264
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$0.49
₫12,150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$0.49
₫12,108
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
|
Delaware
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
|
$3.48
₫85,616
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.00
|
$6.87
₫168,971
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,165.93
|
$34,303.88
₫844,218,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
|
$5.70
₫140,227
|
|
pay 78.1% less for housing
|
Delaware
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.86
|
$8.95
₫220,381
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,366.67
|
$304.25
₫7,487,504
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,400.00
|
$210.52
₫5,180,964
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.73
|
$43.00
₫1,058,317
|
|
pay 82.3% less for childcare
|
Delaware
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,794.14
|
$212.34
₫5,225,612
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$51,000.00
|
$11,971.85
₫294,627,159
|
|
pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Delaware
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.25
|
$0.89
₫21,937
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.82
|
$1.56
₫38,480
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.55
|
$1.19
₫29,177
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.92
|
$22.79
₫560,920
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
|
$3.60
₫88,551
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
|
Delaware
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.21
|
$28.72
₫706,918
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.23
|
$23.06
₫567,561
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.72
|
$81.55
₫2,006,916
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.99
|
$91.83
₫2,260,041
|
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