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Vietnam vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 20.2% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.5% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 13.2% more in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 36.4% less in Vietnam
Housing: pay 52.8% less in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 89.8% more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.9% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 35.0% less in Vietnam

The cost of childcare and groceries in Vietnam are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Vietnam. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Vietnam.

Vietnam vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Lebanon, you would:

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pay 63.5% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684,169	$1.88 ₫49,683	-75.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$4.13 ₫108,845	-48.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145,385	$0.53 ₫13,958	-67.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.29 ₫7,515	-62.6%
Average			-63.5%

Lebanon vs. Vietnam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.2% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,699	$0.86 ₫22,659	+43.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP352,609	$5.32 ₫140,160	+34.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP496,610	$5.20 ₫137,163	-6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208,328	$1.45 ₫38,157	-37.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316,225	$1.56 ₫41,037	-56.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,124	$1.18 ₫31,215	+73.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,766	$0.47 ₫12,417	+3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,360	$0.58 ₫15,166	+41.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,477	$0.49 ₫12,939	+5.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,389	$0.46 ₫12,243	+41.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,127	$0.47 ₫12,298	+3.8%
Average			+13.2%

Lebanon vs. Vietnam - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.4% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP306,966	$3.19 ₫84,134	-7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$6.64 ₫175,156	-90.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	$33,225.24 ₫875,846,709	+15.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	$5.90 ₫155,607	-63.1%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 52.8% less for housing

	Lebanon	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$8.68 ₫228,737	-77.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	$310.38 ₫8,181,759	-45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	$223.57 ₫5,893,546	-19.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$43.27 ₫1,140,722	-69.0%
Average			-52.8%

Lebanon vs. Vietnam - Cost of housing

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pay 89.8% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	$199.23 ₫5,251,819	-19.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	$12,262.04 ₫323,238,187	+199.5%
Average			+89.8%

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pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$0.93 ₫24,541	-76.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258,327	$1.60 ₫42,129	-44.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP225,521	$1.28 ₫33,698	-49.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	$20.38 ₫537,204	-52.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP736,851	$3.19 ₫84,196	-61.3%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 35.0% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	$31.66 ₫834,603	-40.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$21.29 ₫561,324	-57.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	$72.72 ₫1,916,905	-28.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	$77.26 ₫2,036,773	-13.1%
Average			-35.0%

Lebanon vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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