Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 48.3% cheaper than Liverpool.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Liverpool, you would:
pay 70.7% less for restaurants
Liverpool
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.12
£16.06
|
$1.84
₫46,748
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.70
£6.95
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
£1.50
|
$0.55
₫13,956
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.34
₫8,778
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
Liverpool
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
£1.16
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
£3.54
|
$6.02
₫153,160
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
£4.09
|
$5.38
₫137,049
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
£2.69
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.71
£2.96
|
$1.52
₫38,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
£0.99
|
$1.26
₫32,196
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.44
₫11,198
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$0.63
₫16,144
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
£1.23
|
$0.42
₫10,618
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
£0.57
|
$0.49
₫12,569
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.49
₫12,526
|
|
pay 51.1% less for transportation
Liverpool
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.90
|
$3.48
₫88,567
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.51
£68.28
|
$6.87
₫174,795
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,345.60
£28,222.30
|
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.17
£10.51
|
$5.70
₫145,060
|
|
pay 76.0% less for housing
Liverpool
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.10
£31.22
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,046.81
£835.84
|
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.07
£564.57
|
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$307.66
£245.66
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
|
pay 14.9% less for childcare
Liverpool
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,219.18
£973.47
|
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,836.36
£6,257.08
|
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
|
pay 69.3% less for entertainment and sports
Liverpool
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.09
£4.86
|
$0.89
₫22,694
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
£3.21
|
$1.56
₫39,807
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.78
£14.20
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
£28.01
|
$22.79
₫580,254
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.61
£10.07
|
$3.60
₫91,603
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
Liverpool
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.78
£62.10
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.83
£34.99
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
£70.49
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.29
£70.49
|
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
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