Vietnam is 5.2% cheaper than Lebanon.

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Lebanon, you would:

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pay 59.0% less for restaurants

 
Lebanon
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.00
LBP536,533
$1.84
₫46,457
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
LBP625,955
$4.33
₫109,575
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.51
LBP135,353
$0.55
₫13,870

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pay 36.1% more for groceries

 
Lebanon
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$0.56
LBP49,803
$0.88
₫22,351
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.99
LBP356,362
$6.02
₫152,208
Milk (1 gallon) $5.67
LBP507,099
$5.38
₫136,198

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pay 25.9% less for transportation

 
Lebanon
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.51
LBP314,036
$3.48
₫88,017
Monthly public transit pass $65.22
LBP5,831,881
$6.87
₫173,709
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190

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pay 52.6% less for housing

 
Lebanon
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
$8.95
₫226,560
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $485.94
LBP43,453,585
$304.25
₫7,697,434
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $247.12
LBP22,097,593
$210.52
₫5,326,224

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Lebanon
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $230.00
LBP20,567,099
$212.34
₫5,372,124
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734

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pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Lebanon
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.00
LBP268,266
$0.89
₫22,552
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.74
LBP155,700
$1.56
₫39,559
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.29
LBP204,777
$1.19
₫29,995

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pay 32.1% less for clothing

 
Lebanon
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
$28.72
₫726,738
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
$23.06
₫583,474
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
$81.55
₫2,063,185

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