Cost of living comparison
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Latvia vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary
Latvia is 62.5% more expensive than Vietnam overall.
Latvia vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Latvia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.93
₫49,968
|
$11.94
€10.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.06
₫105K
|
$8.15
€7.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
₫13,022
|
$1.51
€1.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
₫7,715
|
$1.14
€1.01
|
|
Vietnam vs. Latvia - Cost of restaurants
pay 25.2% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
₫24,827
|
$1.29
€1.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.37
₫139K
|
$5.22
€4.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.69
₫147K
|
$4.36
€3.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
₫39,111
|
$3.19
€2.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫44,332
|
$3.48
€3.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
₫34,270
|
$0.85
€0.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
₫13,159
|
$0.80
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
₫15,883
|
$1.09
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,322
|
$1.31
€1.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
₫12,823
|
$0.39
€0.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
₫13,288
|
$0.42
€0.37
|
|
Vietnam vs. Latvia - Cost of groceries
pay 98.1% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
₫87,093
|
$7.10
€6.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.12
₫184K
|
$38.26
€34.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,715.02
₫795M
|
$26,434.34
€23,527.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
₫149K
|
$9.18
€8.17
|
|
Vietnam vs. Latvia - Cost of transportation
pay 27.0% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.92
₫231K
|
$17.53
€15.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$387.95
₫10M
|
$356.67
€317.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$257.72
₫7M
|
$264.56
€235.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.62
₫1M
|
$227.24
€202.25
|
|
Vietnam vs. Latvia - Cost of housing
pay 26.8% more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$321.30
₫8M
|
$488.72
€434.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,628.65
₫379M
|
$15,452.35
€13,753.15
|
|
Vietnam vs. Latvia - Cost of childcare
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
₫23,577
|
$4.53
€4.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
₫42,237
|
$3.14
€2.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
₫35,110
|
$6.10
€5.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.59
₫533K
|
$42.36
€37.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.14
₫81,316
|
$9.96
€8.87
|
|
Vietnam vs. Latvia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 44.8% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.00
₫1M
|
$66.25
€58.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.08
₫623K
|
$39.10
€34.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.97
₫2M
|
$77.76
€69.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.18
₫2M
|
$123.17
€109.63
|
|
Vietnam vs. Latvia - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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