Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 58.2% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
|
Saint Helier
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
|
Saint Helier
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
|
Saint Helier
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.48
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,067.86
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 80.1% less for housing
|
Saint Helier
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.46
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.48
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,301.19
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.62
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
|
Saint Helier
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.68
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,705.35
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 75.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Helier
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.05
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 32.2% less for clothing
|
Saint Helier
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.37
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.44
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.64
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
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