Cost of living comparison
Nebraska is 3.5 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Nebraska instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Nebraska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,600
|
$17.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫109,911
|
$10.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,912
|
$2.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,750
|
$1.84
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Nebraska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,420
|
$3.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫152,674
|
$6.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,615
|
$3.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,831
|
$3.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,499
|
$5.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,094
|
$2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,163
|
$0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,093
|
$2.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,584
|
$2.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,529
|
$1.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,486
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Nebraska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,286
|
$3.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,241
|
$39.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫870,546,530
|
$36,072.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫144,600
|
$19.04
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Nebraska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,254
|
$64.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,721,011
|
$1,234.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,342,539
|
$1,030.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,091,322
|
$168.73
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Nebraska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,388,579
|
$645.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫303,815,478
|
$26,756.75
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Nebraska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,622
|
$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,680
|
$4.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,087
|
$7.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫578,413
|
$60.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,312
|
$13.71
|
|
pay 33.9% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Nebraska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫728,964
|
$51.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫585,261
|
$32.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,069,505
|
$85.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,330,523
|
$99.25
|
|
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