Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 65.0% cheaper than San Diego.
- Restaurants
-
pay 79.9% less in Vietnam
- Groceries
-
pay 52.1% less in Vietnam
- Transportation
-
pay 48.4% less in Vietnam
- Housing
-
pay 87.8% less in Vietnam
- Childcare
-
pay 65.3% less in Vietnam
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 80.7% less in Vietnam
- Clothing
-
pay 40.7% less in Vietnam
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Vietnam.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of San Diego, you would:
pay 79.9% less for restaurants
|
San Diego
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.50
|
$1.92
₫49,550
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.34
₫112,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
|
$0.54
₫13,898
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$0.33
₫8,391
|
|
pay 52.1% less for groceries
|
San Diego
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.20
|
$0.90
₫23,287
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.34
|
$6.05
₫156,231
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
|
$5.46
₫140,936
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.28
|
$1.46
₫37,691
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.85
|
$1.55
₫39,922
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.20
₫30,908
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.43
₫10,996
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.57
₫14,717
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$0.45
₫11,525
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.48
₫12,282
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.48
₫12,440
|
|
pay 48.4% less for transportation
|
San Diego
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
|
$3.47
₫89,483
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.00
|
$7.11
₫183,429
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,376.95
|
$35,423.92
₫914,165,808
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.40
|
$5.64
₫145,602
|
|
pay 87.8% less for housing
|
San Diego
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.11
|
$8.68
₫224,084
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,839.47
|
$297.09
₫7,666,818
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,284.17
|
$207.27
₫5,348,888
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$240.96
|
$39.91
₫1,029,968
|
|
pay 65.3% less for childcare
|
San Diego
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,754.29
|
$205.27
₫5,297,194
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,666.67
|
$12,496.31
₫322,485,438
|
|
pay 80.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Diego
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$0.88
₫22,616
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.41
|
$1.58
₫40,782
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
|
$1.27
₫32,665
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.21
|
$22.09
₫570,071
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$3.38
₫87,179
|
|
pay 40.7% less for clothing
|
San Diego
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.49
|
$28.00
₫722,506
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.66
|
$22.19
₫572,741
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.33
|
$79.50
₫2,051,491
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.86
|
$79.86
₫2,060,844
|
|
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