Cost of living comparison
Connecticut is 4.3 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Connecticut instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Connecticut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫45,677
|
$17.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫107,734
|
$10.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,637
|
$2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,577
|
$1.99
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Connecticut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫21,976
|
$3.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫149,651
|
$7.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫133,910
|
$4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,082
|
$3.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫37,737
|
$5.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,458
|
$2.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫10,942
|
$0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫15,774
|
$2.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,375
|
$2.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,281
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,239
|
$1.52
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Connecticut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫86,538
|
$3.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫170,791
|
$56.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫853,309,041
|
$31,392.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫141,737
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Connecticut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫222,754
|
$63.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,568,129
|
$1,988.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,236,752
|
$1,578.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,069,713
|
$115.06
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Connecticut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,281,881
|
$1,934.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫297,799,699
|
$26,785.71
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Connecticut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,174
|
$6.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫38,895
|
$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,491
|
$12.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫566,960
|
$38.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫89,504
|
$15.51
|
|
pay 46.3% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Connecticut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫714,530
|
$52.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫573,673
|
$40.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,028,527
|
$75.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,284,377
|
$122.44
|
|
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