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
LYD19.030
|
$1.96
₫46,084
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.530
|
$4.91
₫115,288
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.350
|
$0.59
₫13,943
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.800
|
$0.38
₫9,025
|
|
pay 82.6% more for groceries
|
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.790
|
$1.11
₫25,957
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.660
|
$6.92
₫162,529
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.720
|
$5.46
₫128,191
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.340
|
$1.62
₫37,968
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.040
|
$1.78
₫41,831
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.540
|
$1.40
₫32,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.380
|
$0.52
₫12,220
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.770
|
$0.78
₫18,248
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.250
|
$0.49
₫11,606
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
$0.55
₫13,018
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
$0.54
₫12,660
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for transportation
|
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.610
|
$4.05
₫95,116
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD103.130
|
$8.00
₫187,767
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD84,426.950
|
$40,523.11
₫951,482,571
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD37.720
|
$5.93
₫139,348
|
|
pay 58.9% more for housing
|
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD158.600
|
$10.02
₫235,207
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD787.980
|
$364.76
₫8,564,661
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD446.760
|
$221.46
₫5,199,836
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD141.720
|
$41.86
₫982,805
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
|
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD288.160
|
$226.70
₫5,323,021
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,817.960
|
$10,132.35
₫237,907,647
|
|
pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD3.980
|
$0.94
₫21,979
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.830
|
$1.86
₫43,715
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.160
|
$1.29
₫30,243
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD95.470
|
$24.96
₫586,145
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.170
|
$3.86
₫90,618
|
|
pay 51.5% more for clothing
|
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD134.740
|
$33.66
₫790,387
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD147.910
|
$29.49
₫692,439
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD204.200
|
$90.06
₫2,114,549
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD289.680
|
$106.00
₫2,488,838
|
|
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