Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

Vietnam

Vietnam vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 33.6% more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 67.6% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 16.2% less in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 32.1% less in Vietnam
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 8.7 times more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.3% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 38.8% less in Vietnam

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

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Vietnam vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.6% less for restaurants

	Lesotho	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$1.93 ₫49,968	-78.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$4.06 ₫105K	-51.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$0.50 ₫13,022	-52.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$0.30 ₫7,715	-64.6%
Average			-67.6%

Lesotho vs. Vietnam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.2% less for groceries

	Lesotho	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$0.96 ₫24,827	+16.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$5.37 ₫139K	+62.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$5.69 ₫147K	+30.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$1.51 ₫39,111	-1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$1.71 ₫44,332	-38.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$1.32 ₫34,270	+55.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.51 ₫13,159	-49.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$0.61 ₫15,883	-50.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$0.55 ₫14,322	-49.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$0.50 ₫12,823	-30.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.51 ₫13,288	-29.6%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 32.1% less for transportation

	Lesotho	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$3.36 ₫87,093	-32.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$7.12 ₫184K	-76.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$30,715.02 ₫795M	+46.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$5.75 ₫149K	-4.4%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Lesotho	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$8.92 ₫231K	-76.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$387.95 ₫10M	+316.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$257.72 ₫7M	+363.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$49.62 ₫1M
Average			+269.7%

Lesotho vs. Vietnam - Cost of housing

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pay 8.7 times more for childcare

	Lesotho	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$321.30 ₫8M	+517.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$14,628.65 ₫379M	+1137.9%
Average			+774.1%

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pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$0.91 ₫23,577	-49.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$1.63 ₫42,237	-18.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$1.36 ₫35,110	-73.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$20.59 ₫533K	-10.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.14 ₫81,316
Average			-36.3%

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pay 38.8% less for clothing

	Lesotho	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$41.00 ₫1M	-11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$24.08 ₫623K	-56.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$76.97 ₫2M	-26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$74.18 ₫2M	-50.6%
Average			-38.8%

Lesotho vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing

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