Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.2 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫48,516
|
$17.09
£13.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫121,371
|
$7.46
£5.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,678
|
$1.84
£1.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,502
|
$1.36
£1.07
|
|
pay 24.5% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫27,327
|
$1.25
£0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫171,105
|
$3.60
£2.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫134,955
|
$4.68
£3.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫39,971
|
$2.58
£2.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫44,038
|
$3.16
£2.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫34,548
|
$1.05
£0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫12,864
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,211
|
$0.99
£0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,218
|
$1.17
£0.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,705
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,328
|
$0.58
£0.45
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫100,134
|
$7.31
£5.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫197,673
|
$91.63
£71.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,001,683,682
|
$25,486.21
£20,019.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫146,700
|
$16.30
£12.80
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫247,617
|
$37.72
£29.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,016,540
|
$1,053.04
£827.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,474,184
|
$836.18
£656.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,034,659
|
$183.29
£143.97
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,603,868
|
$1,186.33
£931.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫250,459,877
|
$16,551.73
£13,001.12
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,138
|
$4.95
£3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫46,022
|
$3.59
£2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫31,839
|
$14.82
£11.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫617,070
|
$41.78
£32.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫95,400
|
$11.97
£9.40
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫832,088
|
$73.74
£57.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫728,973
|
$38.00
£29.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,226,115
|
$79.51
£62.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,620,151
|
$80.83
£63.49
|
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