Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Bouvet Island instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,548
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫109,744
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,617
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,222
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,816
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,070
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,085
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫36,929
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,114
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,283
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,774
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,419
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,292
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,034
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,188
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫87,673
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫179,718
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫895,674,455
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫142,657
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫219,551
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,511,737
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,240,693
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,009,134
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,190,045
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫315,962,341
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,158
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫39,957
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,004
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫558,540
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,416
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫707,891
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫561,156
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,009,994
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,019,158
|
?? |
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