Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.9 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 22.5% more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
Rs518.21
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
Rs1,299.78
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rs174.77
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
Rs69.23
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 33.9% more for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
Rs153.10
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
Rs1,240.39
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
Rs1,417.01
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Rs456.22
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
Rs492.11
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
Rs401.60
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs92.92
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rs293.34
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs149.86
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs116.22
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
Rs89.68
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 78.4% more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
Rs1,120.29
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
Rs967.19
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
Rs8,744,082.49
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
Rs787.53
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
Rs3,159.66
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
Rs41,652.60
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
Rs20,894.01
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
Rs8,893.92
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
Rs9,176.94
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
Rs222,989.42
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 25.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
Rs491.30
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
Rs445.17
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
Rs1,649.36
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
Rs2,842.92
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
Rs713.48
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
Rs5,924.57
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
Rs3,917.75
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
Rs13,081.68
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
Rs7,963.93
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
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