Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 3.4 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Libya, you would:
pay 39.0% more for restaurants
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.010
|
$1.96
₫49,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.520
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.350
|
$0.59
₫14,860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.800
|
$0.38
₫9,619
|
|
pay 82.6% more for groceries
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.790
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.650
|
$6.92
₫173,224
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.710
|
$5.46
₫136,626
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.330
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.040
|
$1.78
₫44,583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.540
|
$1.40
₫34,976
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.380
|
$0.52
₫13,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.760
|
$0.78
₫19,449
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.250
|
$0.49
₫12,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
$0.55
₫13,875
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
$0.54
₫13,494
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.610
|
$4.05
₫101,374
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD103.060
|
$8.00
₫200,122
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD84,369.890
|
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD37.690
|
$5.93
₫148,517
|
|
pay 58.9% more for housing
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD158.490
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD787.450
|
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD446.460
|
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD141.630
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD287.970
|
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,814.710
|
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
|
pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD3.980
|
$0.94
₫23,425
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.820
|
$1.86
₫46,592
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.150
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD95.400
|
$24.96
₫624,714
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.150
|
$3.86
₫96,581
|
|
pay 51.5% more for clothing
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD134.650
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD147.810
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD204.060
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD289.480
|
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
|
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