Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 39.3% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 69.2% less for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.00
|
$1.84
₫46,457
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.36
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.12
|
$0.55
₫13,870
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$0.34
₫8,723
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.49
|
$6.02
₫152,208
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$5.38
₫136,198
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.07
|
$1.52
₫38,382
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.26
₫31,996
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.44
₫11,129
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.63
₫16,044
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$0.42
₫10,552
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.49
₫12,491
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.41
|
$0.49
₫12,448
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.75
|
$3.48
₫88,017
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€27.90
|
$6.87
₫173,709
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,272.33
|
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.90
|
$5.70
₫144,158
|
|
pay 45.9% less for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.83
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€449.66
|
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€320.24
|
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€134.25
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
|
pay 6.9% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€457.06
|
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,677.97
|
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
|
pay 61.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.58
|
$0.89
₫22,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.90
|
$1.56
₫39,559
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.66
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€35.69
|
$22.79
₫576,647
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.68
|
$3.60
₫91,034
|
|
pay 42.7% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€93.24
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.07
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.03
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€150.82
|
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
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