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Vietnam vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 42.1% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.5% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 55.2% less in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 14.8% less in Vietnam
Housing: pay 50.0% less in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 0.2% more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.4% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 42.7% less in Vietnam

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, housing, clothing, and transportation are lower in Vietnam.

Vietnam vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 65.5% less for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$1.88 ₫49,683	-74.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$4.13 ₫108,845	-44.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.53 ₫13,958	-72.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$0.29 ₫7,515	-70.6%
Average			-65.5%

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pay 55.2% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$0.86 ₫22,659	-48.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$5.32 ₫140,160	-5.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$5.20 ₫137,163	-32.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$1.45 ₫38,157	-65.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$1.56 ₫41,037	-64.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$1.18 ₫31,215	-65.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$0.47 ₫12,417	-37.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$0.58 ₫15,166	-79.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$0.49 ₫12,939	-83.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$0.46 ₫12,243	-82.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.47 ₫12,298	-40.5%
Average			-55.2%

Saint Lucia vs. Vietnam - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.8% less for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$3.19 ₫84,134	-45.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$6.64 ₫175,156
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$33,225.24 ₫875,846,709	+15.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.90 ₫155,607
Average			-14.8%

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pay 50.0% less for housing

	Saint Lucia	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$8.68 ₫228,737	-78.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$310.38 ₫8,181,759	-32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$223.57 ₫5,893,546	-42.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$43.27 ₫1,140,722	-45.4%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 0.2% more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$199.23 ₫5,251,819	+0.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$12,262.04 ₫323,238,187
Average			+0.2%

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pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$0.93 ₫24,541	-76.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.60 ₫42,129	-56.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$1.28 ₫33,698	-86.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$20.38 ₫537,204	-58.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$3.19 ₫84,196	-54.6%
Average			-66.4%

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pay 42.7% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$31.66 ₫834,603	-37.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$21.29 ₫561,324	-60.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$72.72 ₫1,916,905	-32.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$77.26 ₫2,036,773	-40.3%
Average			-42.7%

Saint Lucia vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing

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