Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 50.8% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 82.3% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,699
|
$1.92
₫48,875
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,357
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK391
|
$0.54
₫13,709
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK281
|
$0.33
₫8,277
|
|
pay 48.9% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK411
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,011
|
$6.05
₫154,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK836
|
$5.46
₫139,017
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK754
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,184
|
$1.55
₫39,378
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK170
|
$1.20
₫30,487
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK143
|
$0.43
₫10,847
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK163
|
$0.57
₫14,517
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK261
|
$0.45
₫11,368
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK172
|
$0.48
₫12,115
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK109
|
$0.48
₫12,271
|
|
pay 59.0% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,163
|
$3.47
₫88,264
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,917
|
$7.11
₫180,931
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,657,118
|
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,066
|
$5.64
₫143,619
|
|
pay 72.3% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK10,042
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK255,726
|
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK208,385
|
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK8,072
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
|
pay 44.0% more for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK35,918
|
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK833,944
|
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
|
pay 77.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,278
|
$0.88
₫22,308
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK647
|
$1.58
₫40,226
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,636
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,551
|
$22.09
₫562,308
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK1,996
|
$3.38
₫85,992
|
|
pay 60.1% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,476
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,305
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,591
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,669
|
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
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