Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 56.1% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of London, you would:
pay 72.2% less for restaurants
London
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£17.07
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.86
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.42
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
London
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.30
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.69
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.07
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.97
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.58
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.94
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.19
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.53
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 47.6% less for transportation
London
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.67
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£160.67
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.46
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 82.8% less for housing
London
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 70.2% less for childcare
London
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 73.1% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£6.03
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.44
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.86
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£12.05
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
London
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£97.17
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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