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
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.28
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.69
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.35
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.55
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.89
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.11
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 52.1% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.71
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.82
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.43
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 77.9% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Vietnam
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£770.53
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 59.3% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 71.3% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.28
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.10
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.64
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.18
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.84
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
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