Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 55.9% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 73.3% less for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£13.84
|
$1.84
₫46,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£6.86
|
$4.33
₫108,998
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.64
|
$0.55
₫13,797
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.17
|
$0.34
₫8,677
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
$0.88
₫22,234
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.25
|
$6.02
₫151,406
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.41
|
$5.38
₫135,480
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.82
|
$1.49
₫37,517
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.81
|
$1.52
₫38,180
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.92
|
$1.26
₫31,827
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$0.44
₫11,070
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.94
|
$0.63
₫15,959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.08
|
$0.42
₫10,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.48
|
$0.49
₫12,425
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.46
|
$0.49
₫12,382
|
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pay 52.1% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.53
|
$3.48
₫87,553
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£72.52
|
$6.87
₫172,794
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£25,641.46
|
$34,303.88
₫863,316,840
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.01
|
$5.70
₫143,399
|
|
pay 77.9% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£28.81
|
$8.95
₫225,366
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£938.13
|
$304.25
₫7,656,890
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£746.80
|
$210.52
₫5,298,170
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£179.64
|
$43.00
₫1,082,259
|
|
pay 59.3% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,093.11
|
$212.34
₫5,343,828
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£13,820.27
|
$11,971.85
₫301,292,360
|
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pay 71.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.15
|
$0.89
₫22,434
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.01
|
$1.56
₫39,351
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.53
|
$1.19
₫29,837
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£33.57
|
$22.79
₫573,610
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£9.86
|
$3.60
₫90,554
|
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pay 29.3% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£58.70
|
$28.72
₫722,911
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£30.37
|
$23.06
₫580,401
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£69.35
|
$81.55
₫2,052,318
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£72.53
|
$91.83
₫2,311,168
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