Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 3.4 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Libya, you would:
pay 39.0% more for restaurants
|
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 82.6% more for groceries
|
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.780
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.390
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for transportation
|
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD104.040
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD85,174.370
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD38.050
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 58.9% more for housing
|
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD160.000
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD794.960
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD450.710
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD142.980
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
|
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD290.720
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,860.620
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD96.310
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.400
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 51.5% more for clothing
|
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD135.930
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD149.220
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD206.010
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD292.240
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
|
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