Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.5 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,967
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,117
|
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,786
|
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
|
pay 52.0% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,223
|
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,992
|
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,355
|
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,582
|
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,249
|
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,785
|
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,583
|
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,115
|
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,727
|
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,129
|
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,586
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,088
|
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
|
pay 9.8% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,831
|
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,398
|
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,529
|
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,253
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
pay 76.3% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
|
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