Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 3.2 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 22.1% more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
LKR490.07
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
LKR1,493.55
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LKR151.60
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
LKR72.86
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
Colombo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
LKR220.12
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
LKR1,286.27
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
LKR1,624.50
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
LKR650.61
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
LKR666.27
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
LKR737.86
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR123.91
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
LKR622.09
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LKR208.96
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR163.90
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LKR112.21
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 47.9% more for transportation
Colombo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LKR1,553.93
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
LKR1,400.20
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
LKR8,867,961.27
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
LKR840.12
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 27.5% more for housing
Colombo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
LKR3,543.12
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
LKR101,281.49
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
LKR42,245.02
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
LKR7,565.33
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 14.1 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
LKR7,734.46
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
LKR154,406.86
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
LKR466.73
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
LKR547.06
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
LKR1,866.94
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
LKR3,583.16
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
LKR933.47
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
LKR7,138.30
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
LKR4,773.42
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
LKR16,174.78
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
LKR8,637.51
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
|
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