Cost of living comparison
Peru is 45.8% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Peru instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 61.3% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,875
|
$3.74
PEN13.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
$5.76
PEN21.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,709
|
$0.93
PEN3.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,277
|
$0.47
PEN1.74
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
$2.12
PEN7.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫154,103
|
$3.22
PEN11.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫139,017
|
$4.63
PEN17.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
$2.67
PEN9.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,378
|
$2.40
PEN8.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,487
|
$0.71
PEN2.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,847
|
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,517
|
$0.44
PEN1.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,368
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,115
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,271
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 84.9% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,264
|
$5.19
PEN19.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,931
|
$17.61
PEN65.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
$20,522.48
PEN76,114.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,619
|
$16.04
PEN59.49
|
|
pay 61.6% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
$28.54
PEN105.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
$324.84
PEN1,204.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
$239.27
PEN887.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
$37.17
PEN137.85
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
$170.53
PEN632.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,109.26
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,308
|
$2.47
PEN9.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,226
|
$2.84
PEN10.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
$5.40
PEN20.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫562,308
|
$32.14
PEN119.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,992
|
$5.04
PEN18.68
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
$42.67
PEN158.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
$26.03
PEN96.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
$66.63
PEN247.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
$62.87
PEN233.16
|
|
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