Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 6.2% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 63.3% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
$1.92
₫48,806
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
$4.34
₫110,328
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
$0.54
₫13,689
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
$0.33
₫8,265
|
|
pay 25.0% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,810
|
$0.90
₫22,938
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,213
|
$6.05
₫153,885
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,671
|
$5.46
₫138,820
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,986
|
$1.46
₫37,125
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,773
|
$1.55
₫39,322
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,310
|
$1.20
₫30,444
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,065
|
$0.43
₫10,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,878
|
$0.57
₫14,496
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,863
|
$0.45
₫11,352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,382
|
$0.48
₫12,098
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,228
|
$0.48
₫12,253
|
|
pay 28.0% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,763
|
$3.47
₫88,140
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
$7.11
₫180,675
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,000,000
|
$35,423.92
₫900,440,511
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
$5.64
₫143,416
|
|
pay 51.6% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
$8.68
₫220,720
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,272,941
|
$297.09
₫7,551,708
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,820,000
|
$207.27
₫5,268,580
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
$39.91
₫1,014,504
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,741,333
|
$205.27
₫5,217,662
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,777,778
|
$12,496.31
₫317,643,637
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
$0.88
₫22,276
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,240
|
$1.58
₫40,169
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
$1.27
₫32,174
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,531,733
|
$22.09
₫561,512
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,800
|
$3.38
₫85,870
|
|
pay 35.2% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,000
|
$28.00
₫711,658
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
$22.19
₫564,142
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,333
|
$79.50
₫2,020,690
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,320,000
|
$79.86
₫2,029,902
|
|
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