Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 3.4 times more expensive than Galle.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Galle, you would:
pay 10.8% more for restaurants
Galle
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.52
LKR749.45
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.15
LKR936.81
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
LKR281.04
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
LKR78.07
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 43.2% more for groceries
Galle
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
LKR159.26
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.90
LKR1,756.53
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
LKR1,502.71
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
LKR468.41
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
LKR481.59
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
LKR254.96
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
LKR63.74
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
LKR212.47
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
LKR106.23
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
LKR117.56
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LKR116.86
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Galle
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
LKR1,297.03
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$0.94
LKR281.04
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.14
LKR637.03
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Galle
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.30
LKR1,873.63
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$70.86
LKR21,078.32
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.24
LKR14,052.22
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.90
LKR8,596.65
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Galle
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.22
LKR32,788.50
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$787.31
LKR234,203.60
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 81.9% more for entertainment and sports
Galle
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
LKR421.57
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
LKR437.18
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.93
LKR2,060.99
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$5.51
LKR1,639.43
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.57
LKR468.41
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
Galle
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.45
LKR2,810.44
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.09
LKR2,107.83
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$24.41
LKR7,260.31
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$16.53
LKR4,918.28
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
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