Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 22.3% cheaper than Guatemala.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 47.7% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
GTQ37.68
|
$1.92
₫48,751
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
GTQ48.30
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
GTQ7.26
|
$0.54
₫13,674
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
GTQ5.90
|
$0.33
₫8,256
|
|
pay 32.6% less for groceries
Guatemala
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.77
GTQ21.45
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
$6.05
₫153,712
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
GTQ52.82
|
$5.46
₫138,664
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
GTQ18.45
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
GTQ25.12
|
$1.55
₫39,278
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
GTQ11.43
|
$1.20
₫30,410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.49
|
$0.43
₫10,819
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
$0.57
₫14,480
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GTQ5.87
|
$0.45
₫11,339
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$0.48
₫12,084
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
GTQ8.05
|
$0.48
₫12,240
|
|
pay 3.8% more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.90
GTQ30.24
|
$3.47
₫88,040
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
$7.11
₫180,471
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,023.47
GTQ131,871.16
|
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.64
GTQ66.93
|
$5.64
₫143,254
|
|
pay 47.1% less for housing
Guatemala
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.45
GTQ4,070.33
|
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$368.89
GTQ2,857.56
|
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.59
GTQ391.88
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
|
pay 58.9% more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
|
pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
GTQ20.08
|
$0.88
₫22,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.03
GTQ23.49
|
$1.58
₫40,124
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
GTQ26.91
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.30
GTQ335.45
|
$22.09
₫560,880
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
$3.38
₫85,773
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.32
GTQ320.05
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.63
GTQ841.50
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.77
GTQ780.60
|
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
|
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