Argentina vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Argentina Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$603
$628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1533
$1830
🏠 One person rent
$238
$287
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$53.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$466
💸 GDP per capita
$13686
$4164
😃 Human freedom index
6.99
5.64
❤️ Life expectancy
75.4
73.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
42
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
16%
🎓 Higher education
82
55
😀 Quality of life
54
49
🏙️ Population
47.3M
96.2M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($603) is 4% less expensive than in Vietnam ($628). Argentina ranked 154th vs 147th for Vietnam in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Argentina compared to 0.7 months in Vietnam. Ranked 74th and 85th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for Argentina and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 38 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Argentina Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.43
$2.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.38
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.94
 Cappuccino
$2.27
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$853
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
40.43%
10.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1941
$2892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$7.36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.33
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.07
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.56
$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.5
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4918
$13424

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In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$800
3.12M
Cordoba
$603
1.33M
Rosario
$634
1.19M
San Miguel de Tucuman
$663
606K
Santa Fe
$625
406K
Salta
$569
535K
Mar del Plata
$596
593K
Lanus
$553
459K
Quilmes
$508
262K
Merlo
$615
244K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$609
248K
Gonzalez Catan
$606
238K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$533
322K
Isidro Casanova
$629
191K
Corrientes
$570
353K
San Juan
$613
471K
Jose C. Paz
$564
217K
Santiago del Estero
$439
430K
Rafael Castillo
$618
148K
Moreno
$588
172K
Berazategui
$530
181K
Posadas
$554
276K
Bahia Blanca
$567
299K
Rio Cuarto
$308
157K
Moron
$660
99.1K
San Justo
$621
137K
Ramos Mejia
$639
120K
Virrey del Pino
$586
156K
Resistencia
$477
292K
Ezeiza
$576
160K

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$725
10.4M
Hanoi
$639
8.25M
Haiphong
$666
2.1M
Bien Hoa
$522
1.1M
Da Nang
$581
1.23M
Nam Dinh
$523
352K
Bac Ninh
$533
520K
Can Tho
$458
1.24M
Vinh
$587
490K
Thanh Hoa
$655
393K
Hai Duong
$587
507K
Vung Tau
$541
357K
Hue
$454
653K
Thai Binh
$554
268K
Thu Dau Mot
$573
417K
Thai Nguyen
$557
330K
Viet Tri
$608
278K
Buon Ma Thuot
$531
340K
Nha Trang
$601
392K
Ha Long
$621
300K
Qui Nhon
$534
311K
Ca Mau
$484
315K
Ha Tinh
$469
202K
Phan Thiet
$579
205K
Da Lat
$548
238K
Long Xuyen
$502
279K
Quang Ngai
$452
260K
Bac Lieu
$477
240K
Rach Gia
$492
251K
Cam Pha
$598
156K