Cost of living comparison
Comoros is 2.5 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Comoros instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,875
|
$1.61
KMF758
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,709
|
$1.55
KMF731
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,277
|
$1.13
KMF531
|
|
pay 99.6% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫154,103
|
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫139,017
|
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,378
|
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,487
|
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,847
|
$0.21
KMF101
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,517
|
$0.24
KMF115
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,368
|
$1.79
KMF844
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,115
|
$1.46
KMF691
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,271
|
$1.22
KMF575
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,264
|
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,931
|
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,619
|
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
|
pay 46.8% more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
|
pay 69.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,308
|
$1.57
KMF741
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,226
|
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
$1.88
KMF885
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫562,308
|
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,992
|
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
|
pay 75.4% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
|
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