Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 39.5% cheaper than Lithuania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.7% less in Vietnam
- Groceries
-
pay 8.0% less in Vietnam
- Transportation
-
pay 41.2% less in Vietnam
- Housing
-
pay 48.9% less in Vietnam
- Childcare
-
pay 6.9% less in Vietnam
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 61.6% less in Vietnam
- Clothing
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pay 41.3% less in Vietnam
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Vietnam.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 68.7% less for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€10.53
|
$1.92
₫49,854
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.16
|
$4.34
₫112,698
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.85
|
$0.54
₫13,983
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.42
|
$0.33
₫8,443
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.44
|
$0.90
₫23,431
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.15
|
$6.05
₫157,190
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.54
|
$5.46
₫141,802
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.37
|
$1.46
₫37,923
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.72
|
$1.55
₫40,167
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.48
|
$1.20
₫31,098
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.66
|
$0.43
₫11,064
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.64
|
$0.57
₫14,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.27
|
$0.45
₫11,596
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.31
|
$0.48
₫12,358
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.37
|
$0.48
₫12,517
|
|
pay 41.2% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.34
|
$3.47
₫90,033
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€26.65
|
$7.11
₫184,556
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€31,254.42
|
$35,423.92
₫919,781,969
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€9.44
|
$5.64
₫146,496
|
|
pay 48.9% less for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€13.01
|
$8.68
₫225,461
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€451.12
|
$297.09
₫7,713,919
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€309.10
|
$207.27
₫5,381,749
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€130.64
|
$39.91
₫1,036,296
|
|
pay 6.9% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€424.01
|
$205.27
₫5,329,737
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€7,754.13
|
$12,496.31
₫324,466,621
|
|
pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.29
|
$0.88
₫22,755
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.57
|
$1.58
₫41,032
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.58
|
$1.27
₫32,865
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€36.82
|
$22.09
₫573,574
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.29
|
$3.38
₫87,715
|
|
pay 41.3% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€84.02
|
$28.00
₫726,944
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€33.32
|
$22.19
₫576,259
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€78.96
|
$79.50
₫2,064,094
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€125.70
|
$79.86
₫2,073,504
|
|
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