Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 73.9% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 72.8% less for restaurants
|
Monrovia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
|
Monrovia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Monrovia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
|
Monrovia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Monrovia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monrovia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Monrovia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
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