Vietnam Imagine being able to afford the kinds of luxuries only the very wealthy enjoy in the States—like a housekeeper. Well, that’s exactly the direction International Living Vietnam Correspondent Wendy Justice’s life went when she moved to Vietnam. “Vietnam has a very low cost of living. Practically everything here costs at least half of what you would pay in the U.S. Imagine paying 50 cents for a pound of perfectly ripe avocados, $1.80 for a pound of high-quality, locally grown and produced coffee, $1.32 a month for water, and $3.08 a month for your cell phone, including unlimited 3G internet. You can see an English-speaking doctor for about $25, including free follow up visits, and a check-up and cleaning at the dentist’s office costs just $8.80. I pay my housekeeper just $8.80 per week, and she’s here cleaning for about five hours. That’s an affordable indulgence that I could not afford if I was still living in the States.” The price of goods and services are a...
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