Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 18.9% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 43.6% less for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO154.94
|
$1.84
₫46,457
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
$0.55
₫13,870
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
$0.34
₫8,723
|
|
pay 22.2% less for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
$6.02
₫152,208
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.81
|
$5.38
₫136,198
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.79
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
$1.52
₫38,382
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
$1.26
₫31,996
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
$0.44
₫11,129
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
$0.63
₫16,044
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
$0.42
₫10,552
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
$0.49
₫12,491
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
$0.49
₫12,448
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
$3.48
₫88,017
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
$6.87
₫173,709
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.22
|
$5.70
₫144,158
|
|
pay 38.2% less for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,174.02
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,883.50
|
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,800.12
|
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.97
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
|
pay 44.7% more for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,614.22
|
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,666.94
|
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
|
pay 46.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
$0.89
₫22,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
$1.56
₫39,559
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,373.82
|
$22.79
₫576,647
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
$3.60
₫91,034
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.96
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.64
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.17
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,898.69
|
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
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