Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 58.2% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.43
|
$1.96
₫48,618
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.90
|
$4.91
₫121,627
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$0.59
₫14,709
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.38
|
$0.38
₫9,522
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.68
|
$1.11
₫27,384
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.49
|
$6.92
₫171,465
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.38
|
$5.46
₫135,239
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.66
|
$1.62
₫40,055
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.39
|
$1.78
₫44,130
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$1.40
₫34,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.52
₫12,892
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.63
|
$0.78
₫19,251
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$0.49
₫12,244
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.75
|
$0.55
₫13,734
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.54
₫13,357
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.44
|
$4.05
₫100,345
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.26
|
$8.00
₫198,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£22,967.18
|
$40,523.11
₫1,003,792,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.02
|
$5.93
₫147,009
|
|
pay 80.1% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.25
|
$10.02
₫248,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,422.25
|
$364.76
₫9,035,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,295.51
|
$221.46
₫5,485,710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.12
|
$41.86
₫1,036,837
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,564.82
|
$226.70
₫5,615,666
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,641.17
|
$10,132.35
₫250,987,191
|
|
pay 75.5% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.67
|
$0.94
₫23,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.45
|
$1.86
₫46,119
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.17
|
$1.29
₫31,906
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£60.79
|
$24.96
₫618,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.81
|
$3.86
₫95,600
|
|
pay 32.2% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.04
|
$33.66
₫833,840
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.12
|
$29.49
₫730,508
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.08
|
$90.06
₫2,230,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.23
|
$106.00
₫2,625,668
|
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