Cost of living comparison
New Orleans is 4.1 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in New Orleans instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 7.0 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫45,126
|
$22.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫106,435
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,472
|
$3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,473
|
$2.50
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫21,711
|
$3.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫147,846
|
$7.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫132,295
|
$4.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫36,635
|
$2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫37,282
|
$6.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,079
|
$2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫10,810
|
$0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫15,584
|
$2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,250
|
$2.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,133
|
$1.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,091
|
$1.48
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫85,494
|
$3.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫168,731
|
$45.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫843,017,877
|
$36,884.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫140,027
|
$15.43
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫220,067
|
$70.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,476,855
|
$1,700.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,173,596
|
$1,103.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,056,812
|
$134.77
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,218,180
|
$1,576.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫294,208,145
|
$10,230.00
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫21,906
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫38,426
|
$5.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,135
|
$8.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫560,122
|
$66.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫88,425
|
$14.50
|
|
pay 51.7% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫705,913
|
$57.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫566,754
|
$33.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,004,062
|
$90.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,256,826
|
$135.83
|
|
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