Cost of living comparison
Louisiana is 3.6 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,782
|
$17.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,274
|
$9.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,683
|
$2.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,261
|
$1.90
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,927
|
$2.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,809
|
$6.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,752
|
$4.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,107
|
$2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,303
|
$5.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,429
|
$2.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,826
|
$0.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,489
|
$1.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,346
|
$1.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,092
|
$1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,247
|
$1.21
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,096
|
$2.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,586
|
$40.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,997,914
|
$36,948.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,345
|
$14.31
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,611
|
$62.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,547,996
|
$1,159.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,265,990
|
$1,039.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,014,006
|
$132.15
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,215,097
|
$1,554.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,487,505
|
$11,175.00
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,265
|
$4.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,150
|
$5.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,158
|
$8.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫561,236
|
$43.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,828
|
$12.43
|
|
pay 36.7% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫711,308
|
$45.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,864
|
$37.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,019,696
|
$76.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,028,904
|
$96.33
|
|
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