Cost of living comparison
Alaska is 4.4 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Alaska instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 7.0 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Alaska
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,806
|
$26.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,328
|
$12.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,689
|
$2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,265
|
$2.03
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Alaska
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,938
|
$4.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,885
|
$7.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,820
|
$4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,125
|
$3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,322
|
$6.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,444
|
$3.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,831
|
$1.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,496
|
$2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,352
|
$2.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,098
|
$1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,253
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Alaska
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,140
|
$4.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,675
|
$51.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫900,440,511
|
$27,113.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,416
|
$17.54
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Alaska
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,720
|
$122.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,551,708
|
$1,483.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,268,580
|
$1,298.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,014,504
|
$165.96
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Alaska
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,217,662
|
$943.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,643,637
|
$10,350.00
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Alaska
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,276
|
$7.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,169
|
$4.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,174
|
$12.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫561,512
|
$105.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,870
|
$13.32
|
|
pay 69.0% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Alaska
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫711,658
|
$54.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,142
|
$48.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,020,690
|
$87.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,029,902
|
$123.00
|
|
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