Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 12.8% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
NIO152.19
|
$1.92
₫48,875
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
NIO200.77
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NIO34.88
|
$0.54
₫13,709
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
NIO24.01
|
$0.33
₫8,277
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NIO52.54
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.24
|
$6.05
₫154,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
NIO155.40
|
$5.46
₫139,017
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
NIO68.88
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
NIO80.80
|
$1.55
₫39,378
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
NIO102.59
|
$1.20
₫30,487
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
NIO22.05
|
$0.43
₫10,847
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
NIO63.02
|
$0.57
₫14,517
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO24.00
|
$0.45
₫11,368
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NIO39.60
|
$0.48
₫12,115
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
NIO35.66
|
$0.48
₫12,271
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
NIO188.68
|
$3.47
₫88,264
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.05
NIO1,101.42
|
$7.11
₫180,931
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,168.72
NIO665,904.91
|
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
NIO198.54
|
$5.64
₫143,619
|
|
pay 33.8% less for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.72
NIO1,639.18
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$308.00
NIO11,288.64
|
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.86
NIO10,330.59
|
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.83
NIO1,936.14
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
|
pay 54.1% more for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.78
NIO4,133.44
|
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,900.00
NIO362,846.61
|
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
|
pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NIO44.63
|
$0.88
₫22,308
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
NIO83.56
|
$1.58
₫40,226
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NIO108.71
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NIO957.51
|
$22.09
₫562,308
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
$3.38
₫85,992
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.40
NIO1,554.09
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
NIO1,479.20
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.79
NIO2,154.78
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.04
NIO2,896.85
|
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
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