Cost of living comparison
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.
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.33
₫8,300
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$1.46
₫37,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$1.55
₫39,486
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$1.20
₫30,571
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$0.43
₫10,876
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$0.57
₫14,556
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$0.45
₫11,399
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.48
₫12,148
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$0.48
₫12,304
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$5.64
₫144,014
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$39.91
₫1,018,735
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$22.09
₫563,854
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$3.38
₫86,228
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$79.86
₫2,038,367
|
|
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