Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 36.6% more expensive than Lviv.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Lviv, you would:
pay 13.2% less for restaurants
Lviv
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₴166.38
|
$1.96
₫48,618
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
₴169.02
|
$4.91
₫121,627
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₴22.22
|
$0.59
₫14,709
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
₴17.58
|
$0.38
₫9,522
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Lviv
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
₴23.94
|
$1.11
₫27,384
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.36
₴130.43
|
$6.92
₫171,465
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
₴144.88
|
$5.46
₫135,239
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
₴68.51
|
$1.62
₫40,055
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₴65.39
|
$1.78
₫44,130
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.21
₴8.24
|
$1.40
₫34,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
₴22.30
|
$0.52
₫12,892
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₴23.13
|
$0.78
₫19,251
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
₴29.30
|
$0.49
₫12,244
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.62
|
$0.55
₫13,734
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
₴9.29
|
$0.54
₫13,357
|
|
pay 34.1% more for transportation
Lviv
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
₴197.75
|
$4.05
₫100,345
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.16
₴316.92
|
$8.00
₫198,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,204.84
₴940,186.75
|
$40,523.11
₫1,003,792,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
₴120.43
|
$5.93
₫147,009
|
|
pay 11.3% more for housing
Lviv
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.05
₴196.21
|
$10.02
₫248,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$400.78
₴15,567.41
|
$364.76
₫9,035,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.95
₴10,718.57
|
$221.46
₫5,485,710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.35
₴2,149.92
|
$41.86
₫1,036,837
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Lviv
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$211.17
₴8,202.55
|
$226.70
₫5,615,666
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,269.01
₴126,978.03
|
$10,132.35
₫250,987,191
|
|
pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports
Lviv
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
₴42.26
|
$0.94
₫23,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
₴49.99
|
$1.86
₫46,119
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
₴73.95
|
$1.29
₫31,906
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.04
₴855.94
|
$24.96
₫618,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
₴158.46
|
$3.86
₫95,600
|
|
pay 11.5% more for clothing
Lviv
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.77
₴2,166.09
|
$33.66
₫833,840
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.88
₴1,277.22
|
$29.49
₫730,508
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
₴2,467.60
|
$90.06
₫2,230,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.78
₴2,671.47
|
$106.00
₫2,625,668
|
|
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