Cost of living comparison
compared to
Vietnam vs. Lexington Cost of Living Summary
Vietnam is 62.8% cheaper than Lexington.
Vietnam vs. Lexington Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Lexington, you would:
pay 77.5% less for restaurants
|
Lexington
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
|
$1.93
₫49,562
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$4.06
₫104K
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
|
$0.50
₫12,916
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
|
$0.30
₫7,653
|
|
Lexington vs. Vietnam - Cost of restaurants
pay 52.7% less for groceries
|
Lexington
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.84
|
$0.96
₫24,625
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
|
$5.37
₫138K
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$5.69
₫146K
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
|
$1.51
₫38,794
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.62
|
$1.71
₫43,973
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$1.32
₫33,992
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.51
₫13,052
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$0.61
₫15,754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.55
₫14,206
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$0.50
₫12,719
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$0.51
₫13,180
|
|
Lexington vs. Vietnam - Cost of groceries
pay 38.6% less for transportation
|
Lexington
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.63
|
$3.36
₫86,386
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
|
$7.12
₫183K
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,513.00
|
$30,715.02
₫789M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.75
₫148K
|
|
Lexington vs. Vietnam - Cost of transportation
pay 70.2% less for housing
|
Lexington
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.00
|
$8.92
₫229K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,138.75
|
$387.95
₫10M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$925.20
|
$257.72
₫7M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.09
|
$49.62
₫1M
|
|
Lexington vs. Vietnam - Cost of housing
pay 71.2% less for childcare
|
Lexington
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,263.92
|
$321.30
₫8M
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,000.00
|
$14,628.65
₫376M
|
|
Lexington vs. Vietnam - Cost of childcare
pay 72.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lexington
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$0.91
₫23,386
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
|
$1.63
₫41,894
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.63
|
$1.36
₫34,825
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.75
|
$20.59
₫529K
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$3.14
₫80,656
|
|
Lexington vs. Vietnam - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 33.5% less for clothing
|
Lexington
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
|
$41.00
₫1M
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.25
|
$24.08
₫618K
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.50
|
$76.97
₫2M
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$153.33
|
$74.18
₫2M
|
|
Lexington vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing
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