Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 3.0 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Libya, you would:
pay 19.3% more for restaurants
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.29
LYD20.900
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.12
LYD20.070
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
LYD2.260
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
LYD0.800
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 68.5% more for groceries
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.58
LYD12.600
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LYD17.910
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.32
LYD6.430
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
LYD6.840
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LYD2.550
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
LYD1.700
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.340
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.71
LYD105.830
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,462.81
LYD80,261.380
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.53
LYD46.450
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 24.7% more for housing
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
LYD118.860
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.03
LYD1,043.470
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.31
LYD567.030
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.93
LYD150.800
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.74
LYD320.490
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,166.12
LYD5,685.180
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.63
LYD3.090
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.840
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
LYD11.970
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.90
LYD155.500
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
LYD21.740
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 30.8% more for clothing
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.81
LYD145.350
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.85
LYD135.790
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.99
LYD214.490
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.86
LYD282.070
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
|
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