Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 2.1 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,751
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,674
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,256
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,712
|
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,664
|
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,278
|
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,410
|
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,819
|
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,480
|
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,339
|
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,084
|
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,240
|
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,040
|
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,471
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,254
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 36.8% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
|
pay 99.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,251
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,124
|
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,880
|
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,773
|
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
|
pay 74.1% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
|
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