Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 3.1 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Libya, you would:
pay 26.2% more for restaurants
|
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.61
LYD22.560
|
$1.92
₫48,875
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.10
LYD20.050
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
LYD2.320
|
$0.54
₫13,709
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
LYD0.650
|
$0.33
₫8,277
|
|
pay 60.4% more for groceries
|
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.29
LYD1.440
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.75
LYD13.480
|
$6.05
₫154,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
LYD17.370
|
$5.46
₫139,017
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
LYD8.250
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
LYD7.640
|
$1.55
₫39,378
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
LYD3.470
|
$1.20
₫30,487
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
$0.43
₫10,847
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
LYD2.070
|
$0.57
₫14,517
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
LYD1.200
|
$0.45
₫11,368
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
LYD1.350
|
$0.48
₫12,115
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
$0.48
₫12,271
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for transportation
|
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
$3.47
₫88,264
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.74
LYD116.170
|
$7.11
₫180,931
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,046.81
LYD78,530.690
|
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
LYD53.250
|
$5.64
₫143,619
|
|
pay 52.2% more for housing
|
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.85
LYD146.100
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$191.92
LYD939.240
|
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.81
LYD532.490
|
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.03
LYD83.350
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
|
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
LYD287.530
|
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,219.10
LYD5,966.100
|
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.68
LYD3.340
|
$0.88
₫22,308
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.63
LYD3.070
|
$1.58
₫40,226
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.33
LYD11.400
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.64
LYD125.490
|
$22.09
₫562,308
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.44
LYD21.720
|
$3.38
₫85,992
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
|
Libya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.50
LYD159.030
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.80
LYD160.510
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.23
LYD221.360
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.98
LYD322.900
|
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
|
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