Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 12.8% cheaper than Nicaragua overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 42.1% less in Vietnam
- Groceries
-
pay 17.7% less in Vietnam
- Transportation
-
pay 2.4% less in Vietnam
- Housing
-
pay 33.8% less in Vietnam
- Childcare
-
pay 54.1% more in Vietnam
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 37.0% less in Vietnam
- Clothing
-
pay 10.7% less in Vietnam
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Vietnam.
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
NIO152.44
|
$1.92
â‚«48,987
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
NIO201.11
|
$4.34
â‚«110,738
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NIO34.94
|
$0.54
â‚«13,740
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
NIO24.05
|
$0.33
â‚«8,296
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NIO52.63
|
$0.90
â‚«23,023
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.38
|
$6.05
â‚«154,457
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
NIO155.67
|
$5.46
â‚«139,336
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
NIO68.99
|
$1.46
â‚«37,263
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
NIO80.93
|
$1.55
â‚«39,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
NIO102.77
|
$1.20
â‚«30,557
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
NIO22.08
|
$0.43
â‚«10,872
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
NIO63.13
|
$0.57
â‚«14,550
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO24.04
|
$0.45
â‚«11,394
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NIO39.66
|
$0.48
â‚«12,143
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
NIO35.72
|
$0.48
â‚«12,299
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
NIO189.00
|
$3.47
â‚«88,467
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.05
NIO1,103.29
|
$7.11
â‚«181,346
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,168.72
NIO667,031.99
|
$35,423.92
â‚«903,786,964
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
NIO198.88
|
$5.64
â‚«143,949
|
|
pay 33.8% less for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.72
NIO1,641.95
|
$8.68
â‚«221,540
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$308.00
NIO11,307.74
|
$297.09
â‚«7,579,774
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.86
NIO10,348.08
|
$207.27
â‚«5,288,160
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.83
NIO1,939.42
|
$39.91
â‚«1,018,275
|
|
pay 54.1% more for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.78
NIO4,140.43
|
$205.27
â‚«5,237,053
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,900.00
NIO363,460.75
|
$12,496.31
â‚«318,824,148
|
|
pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NIO44.70
|
$0.88
â‚«22,359
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
NIO83.70
|
$1.58
â‚«40,319
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NIO108.90
|
$1.27
â‚«32,294
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NIO959.13
|
$22.09
â‚«563,599
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO267.91
|
$3.38
â‚«86,189
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.40
NIO1,556.72
|
$28.00
â‚«714,303
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
NIO1,481.70
|
$22.19
â‚«566,238
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.79
NIO2,158.43
|
$79.50
â‚«2,028,199
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.04
NIO2,901.75
|
$79.86
â‚«2,037,446
|
|
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