Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 32.0% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$1.92
₫48,875
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.54
₫13,709
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.33
₫8,277
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$6.05
₫154,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$5.46
₫139,017
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.55
₫39,378
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.20
₫30,487
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.43
₫10,847
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.57
₫14,517
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.45
₫11,368
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.48
₫12,115
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.48
₫12,271
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$3.47
₫88,264
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.11
₫180,931
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.64
₫143,619
|
|
pay 54.3% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
|
pay 35.6% more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
|
pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$0.88
₫22,308
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$1.58
₫40,226
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.27
₫32,220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$22.09
₫562,308
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$3.38
₫85,992
|
|
pay 38.4% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
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