Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 22.7% cheaper than Klaipeda.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Klaipeda, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
Klaipeda
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$1.96
₫49,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
€1.90
|
$0.59
₫15,117
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.38
₫9,786
|
|
pay 12.4% more for groceries
Klaipeda
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.41
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.45
€5.06
|
$6.92
₫176,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
€4.72
|
$5.46
₫138,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.50
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
€3.59
|
$1.78
₫45,355
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.40
₫35,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.52
₫13,249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.78
₫19,785
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.49
₫12,583
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.55
₫14,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.35
|
$0.54
₫13,727
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Klaipeda
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.42
|
$4.05
₫103,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.78
€28.56
|
$8.00
₫203,586
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,889.54
€19,380.27
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.14
€7.55
|
$5.93
₫151,088
|
|
pay 33.6% less for housing
Klaipeda
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.46
€11.56
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$426.04
€395.26
|
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$332.98
€308.92
|
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.25
€118.06
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
|
pay 31.8% more for childcare
Klaipeda
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.81
€357.01
|
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,947.52
€4,590.06
|
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
|
pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports
Klaipeda
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$0.94
₫23,831
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
€2.87
|
$1.86
₫47,398
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
€4.51
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.19
€40.07
|
$24.96
₫635,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$3.86
₫98,253
|
|
pay 39.2% less for clothing
Klaipeda
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$126.44
€117.30
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.88
€39.78
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.55
€87.72
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$201.57
€187.00
|
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
|
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