Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 3.2 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 23.7% more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.17
LYD30.100
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
LYD25.080
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
LYD2.280
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
LYD0.640
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 64.9% more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.30
LYD1.480
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
LYD11.690
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
LYD18.190
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
LYD6.810
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
LYD7.090
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
LYD4.200
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LYD2.500
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.36
LYD1.750
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
LYD1.230
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.390
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.410
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.46
LYD80.260
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,433.88
LYD75,245.040
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.00
LYD34.110
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 13.3% more for housing
Tripoli
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.74
LYD96.220
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.36
LYD1,103.590
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$124.50
LYD606.980
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.19
LYD200.800
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.60
LYD334.420
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,028.93
LYD5,016.340
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.67
LYD3.260
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.840
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
LYD11.040
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.40
LYD133.560
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.14
LYD25.080
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.31
LYD147.790
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
LYD159.520
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.68
LYD237.310
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.53
LYD285.370
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
|
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