Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 9.8 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 56.4% less for restaurants
|
Gambia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
GMD357.40
|
$1.92
₫48,782
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
GMD453.13
|
$4.34
₫110,274
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
GMD119.76
|
$0.54
₫13,683
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
GMD68.30
|
$0.33
₫8,261
|
|
pay 7.8% more for groceries
|
Gambia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
GMD46.99
|
$0.90
₫22,927
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.15
GMD226.56
|
$6.05
₫153,809
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.21
GMD374.82
|
$5.46
₫138,752
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
GMD143.49
|
$1.46
₫37,107
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.27
GMD91.35
|
$1.55
₫39,303
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
GMD68.51
|
$1.20
₫30,429
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
GMD41.87
|
$0.43
₫10,826
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD60.90
|
$0.57
₫14,489
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GMD45.67
|
$0.45
₫11,346
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD30.45
|
$0.48
₫12,092
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD32.73
|
$0.48
₫12,247
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
|
Gambia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
GMD288.85
|
$3.47
₫88,096
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.55
GMD471.58
|
$7.11
₫180,586
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,727.27
GMD196,355.73
|
$35,423.92
₫899,997,914
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
GMD427.95
|
$5.64
₫143,345
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Gambia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.62
GMD3,356.51
|
$8.68
₫220,611
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$102.56
GMD7,384.02
|
$297.09
₫7,547,996
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.91
GMD3,809.64
|
$207.27
₫5,265,990
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.06
GMD1,732.55
|
$39.91
₫1,014,006
|
|
pay 59.4 times more for childcare
|
Gambia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$6.99
GMD503.48
|
$205.27
₫5,215,097
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$139.86
GMD10,069.52
|
$12,496.31
₫317,487,505
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gambia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.32
GMD239.01
|
$0.88
₫22,265
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
GMD149.94
|
$1.58
₫40,150
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
GMD123.35
|
$1.27
₫32,158
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.48
GMD1,762.17
|
$22.09
₫561,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
GMD251.74
|
$3.38
₫85,828
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
|
Gambia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.00
GMD4,031.84
|
$28.00
₫711,308
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.34
GMD3,192.35
|
$22.19
₫563,864
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.43
GMD7,158.67
|
$79.50
₫2,019,696
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.99
GMD6,263.03
|
$79.86
₫2,028,904
|
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