Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 3.3 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
$1.92
₫48,751
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
$0.54
₫13,674
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
$0.33
₫8,256
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
$6.05
₫153,712
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
$5.46
₫138,664
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
$1.55
₫39,278
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
$1.20
₫30,410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
$0.43
₫10,819
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
$0.57
₫14,480
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
$0.45
₫11,339
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
$0.48
₫12,084
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
$0.48
₫12,240
|
|
pay 7.4% more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
$3.47
₫88,040
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
$7.11
₫180,471
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
$5.64
₫143,254
|
|
pay 35.7% more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
|
pay 17.0 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
|
pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
$0.88
₫22,251
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
$1.58
₫40,124
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
$22.09
₫560,880
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
$3.38
₫85,773
|
|
pay 42.3% more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
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