Cost of living comparison
London is 6.1 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in London instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 6.7 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,748
|
$25.22
£20.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,956
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,778
|
$2.08
£1.66
|
|
pay 99.3% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
$1.96
£1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,160
|
$4.74
£3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫137,049
|
$6.34
£5.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
$3.99
£3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,622
|
$4.28
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,196
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,198
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,144
|
$1.48
£1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,618
|
$1.76
£1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,569
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,526
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 11.1 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,567
|
$7.20
£5.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,795
|
$252.24
£201.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
$34,406.00
£27,472.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,060
|
$25.33
£20.22
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
$39.12
£31.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
$2,697.16
£2,153.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
$2,027.26
£1,618.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
$284.51
£227.17
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
$2,321.07
£1,853.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
$25,293.41
£20,195.95
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,694
|
$8.20
£6.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,807
|
$4.56
£3.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,254
|
$58.95
£47.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,603
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Vietnam
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
$103.07
£82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
$49.65
£39.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
$112.31
£89.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
$123.32
£98.47
|
|
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