Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 43.1% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.45
£12.71
|
$2.06
₫46,802
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.12
£5.50
|
$4.84
₫109,800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
£1.32
|
$0.58
₫13,202
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
£0.97
|
$0.39
₫8,843
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
£0.92
|
$0.90
₫20,407
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.63
|
$7.20
₫163,492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
£3.32
|
$5.41
₫122,923
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
£1.84
|
$1.42
₫32,341
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
£2.36
|
$1.65
₫37,550
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
£0.79
|
$1.25
₫28,335
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$0.50
₫11,297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.74
|
$0.72
₫16,458
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
£0.89
|
$0.43
₫9,769
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.48
|
$0.55
₫12,514
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
£0.42
|
$0.47
₫10,718
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
£5.54
|
$4.22
₫95,720
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.01
£71.09
|
$7.61
₫172,857
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,219.88
£18,712.76
|
$41,229.46
₫936,073,553
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.92
£12.30
|
$5.48
₫124,379
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.70
£29.13
|
$10.34
₫234,818
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,003.85
£775.60
|
$370.83
₫8,419,258
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.91
£621.89
|
$231.89
₫5,264,842
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.44
£119.32
|
$46.24
₫1,049,838
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,113.22
£860.10
|
$170.02
₫3,860,038
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,982.03
£12,348.04
|
$10,518.96
₫238,822,474
|
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pay 65.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.58
£3.54
|
$0.90
₫20,546
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
£2.62
|
$1.83
₫41,442
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.94
£10.77
|
$1.33
₫30,289
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
£31.67
|
$23.21
₫526,952
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
£9.08
|
$3.82
₫86,671
|
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pay 4.3% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.73
£55.42
|
$36.93
₫838,372
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.82
£28.45
|
$35.21
₫799,394
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.65
£59.22
|
$92.94
₫2,110,185
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.28
£60.48
|
$89.47
₫2,031,217
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