Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 44.6% cheaper than Timor-Leste overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.9% less in Vietnam
- Groceries
-
pay 23.2% less in Vietnam
- Transportation
-
pay 62.3% less in Vietnam
- Housing
-
pay 73.9% less in Vietnam
- Childcare
-
pay 15.8% less in Vietnam
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 57.1% less in Vietnam
- Clothing
-
pay 15.2% less in Vietnam
Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Vietnam.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
pay 64.9% less for restaurants
|
Timor-Leste
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$1.92
₫49,771
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$4.34
₫112,509
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.54
₫13,960
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$0.33
₫8,429
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
|
Timor-Leste
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$0.90
₫23,391
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.00
|
$6.05
₫156,927
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.27
|
$5.46
₫141,565
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
$1.46
₫37,859
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
|
$1.55
₫40,100
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.20
₫31,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.43
₫11,045
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.57
₫14,783
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$0.45
₫11,576
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.48
₫12,337
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.48
₫12,496
|
|
pay 62.3% less for transportation
|
Timor-Leste
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
|
$3.47
₫89,882
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.11
₫184,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,423.92
₫918,241,029
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
|
$5.64
₫146,251
|
|
pay 73.9% less for housing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$8.68
₫225,083
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$297.09
₫7,700,996
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$207.27
₫5,372,733
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$39.91
₫1,034,560
|
|
pay 15.8% less for childcare
|
Timor-Leste
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$205.27
₫5,320,808
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,000.00
|
$12,496.31
₫323,923,032
|
|
pay 57.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Timor-Leste
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$0.88
₫22,717
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$1.58
₫40,963
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
|
$1.27
₫32,810
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$22.09
₫572,613
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$3.38
₫87,568
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
|
$28.00
₫725,726
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$22.19
₫575,294
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.33
|
$79.50
₫2,060,636
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$79.86
₫2,070,031
|
|
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