Cost of living comparison

 Dominica
compared to
 Vietnam
Vietnam vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 11.3% cheaper than Dominica overall.

Restaurants
pay 63.8% less in Vietnam
Groceries
pay 20.2% less in Vietnam
Transportation
pay 44.8% less in Vietnam
Housing
pay 35.1% less in Vietnam
Childcare
pay 2.8 times more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports
pay 58.5% less in Vietnam
Clothing
pay 36.5% less in Vietnam

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, housing, and groceries are lower in Vietnam. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Vietnam.

Vietnam vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Dominica, you would:

pay 63.8% less for restaurants

 
Dominica
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.40
EC$20.00
$1.92
₫49,010
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.66
EC$18.00
$4.34
₫110,788
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.71
EC$4.62
$0.54
₫13,746

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pay 20.2% less for groceries

 
Dominica
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$2.47
EC$6.67
$0.90
₫23,033
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.11
EC$3.00
$6.05
₫154,527
Milk (1 gallon) $14.24
EC$38.49
$5.46
₫139,399

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pay 44.8% less for transportation

 
Dominica
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.49
EC$12.13
$3.47
₫88,507
Monthly public transit pass $32.25
EC$87.16
$7.11
₫181,428
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
$35,423.92
₫904,195,446

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pay 35.1% less for housing

 
Dominica
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$56.74
EC$153.33
$8.68
₫221,640
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $283.68
EC$766.67
$297.09
₫7,583,200
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $203.51
EC$550.00
$207.27
₫5,290,550

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

 
Dominica
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $111.01
EC$300.00
$205.27
₫5,239,420
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
$12,496.31
₫318,968,246

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pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dominica
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.85
EC$5.00
$0.88
₫22,369
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.10
EC$8.38
$1.58
₫40,337
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.40
EC$20.00
$1.27
₫32,308

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pay 36.5% less for clothing

 
Dominica
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.92
EC$191.67
$28.00
₫714,626
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.24
EC$103.33
$22.19
₫566,494
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$148.01
EC$400.00
$79.50
₫2,029,116

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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