Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 73.9% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 72.8% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
$2,407.81
|
$1.96
₫48,618
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
$2,407.81
|
$4.91
₫121,627
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$288.94
|
$0.59
₫14,709
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
$513.67
|
$0.38
₫9,522
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
$262.87
|
$1.11
₫27,384
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
$1,926.25
|
$6.92
₫171,465
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
$1,227.42
|
$5.46
₫135,239
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
$1,027.33
|
$1.62
₫40,055
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
$862.35
|
$1.78
₫44,130
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$174.75
|
$1.40
₫34,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
$241.20
|
$0.52
₫12,892
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
$349.49
|
$0.78
₫19,251
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
$454.75
|
$0.49
₫12,244
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$201.26
|
$0.55
₫13,734
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
$350.10
|
$0.54
₫13,357
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
$758.20
|
$4.05
₫100,345
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
₫198,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
$976,584.43
|
$40,523.11
₫1,003,792,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
$2,589.25
|
$5.93
₫147,009
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
Liberia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
$9,607.15
|
$10.02
₫248,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
$131,049.08
|
$364.76
₫9,035,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
$30,498.96
|
$221.46
₫5,485,710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
$40,382.14
|
$41.86
₫1,036,837
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
$25,511.44
|
$226.70
₫5,615,666
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
$236,414.82
|
$10,132.35
₫250,987,191
|
|
pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$481.56
|
$0.94
₫23,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
$706.29
|
$1.86
₫46,119
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
$1,324.27
|
$1.29
₫31,906
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
$12,809.53
|
$24.96
₫618,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
$1,902.15
|
$3.86
₫95,600
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
$2,160.59
|
$33.66
₫833,840
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
$5,120.60
|
$29.49
₫730,508
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
$9,310.21
|
$90.06
₫2,230,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
$7,030.78
|
$106.00
₫2,625,668
|
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