Cost of living comparison

 British Virgin Islands
compared to
 Vietnam
Vietnam vs. British Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary
Vietnam vs. British Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

pay 77.6% less for restaurants

 
British Virgin Islands
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $24.49
 
$1.92
₫50,067
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.25
 
$4.34
₫113,178
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.97
 
$0.54
₫14,043

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pay 60.7% less for groceries

 
British Virgin Islands
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$4.96
 
$0.90
₫23,530
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.75
 
$6.05
₫157,860
Milk (1 gallon) $9.43
 
$5.46
₫142,406

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pay 25.2% less for transportation

 
British Virgin Islands
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
 
$3.47
₫90,416
Monthly public transit pass ?? $7.11
₫185,342
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $35,423.92
₫923,701,543

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pay 79.7% less for housing

 
British Virgin Islands
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$120.00
 
$8.68
₫226,421
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,458.33
 
$297.09
₫7,746,791
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,183.33
 
$207.27
₫5,404,683

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pay 12.1% less for childcare

 
British Virgin Islands
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $375.00
 
$205.27
₫5,352,449
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,320.00
 
$12,496.31
₫325,849,308

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pay 75.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
British Virgin Islands
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.75
 
$0.88
₫22,852
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.04
 
$1.58
₫41,207
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.00
 
$1.27
₫33,005

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pay 46.4% less for clothing

 
British Virgin Islands
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$47.50
 
$28.00
₫730,042
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.00
 
$22.19
₫578,715
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$155.00
 
$79.50
₫2,072,890

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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