Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 2.4 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,875
|
$11.85
€11.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
$6.93
€6.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,709
|
$2.08
€2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,277
|
$1.60
€1.54
|
|
pay 43.1% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
$1.62
€1.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫154,103
|
$5.79
€5.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫139,017
|
$5.11
€4.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,378
|
$3.06
€2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,487
|
$0.54
€0.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,847
|
$0.74
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,517
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,368
|
$1.42
€1.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,115
|
$0.35
€0.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,271
|
$0.42
€0.40
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,264
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,931
|
$29.98
€28.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
$35,162.76
€33,713.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,619
|
$10.62
€10.18
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
$14.64
€14.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
$507.54
€486.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
$347.76
€333.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
$146.97
€140.92
|
|
pay 51.1% more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
$477.03
€457.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
$8,723.77
€8,364.12
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,308
|
$4.82
€4.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,226
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
$5.16
€4.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫562,308
|
$41.43
€39.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,992
|
$8.20
€7.87
|
|
pay 98.8% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
$94.52
€90.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
$37.49
€35.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
$88.84
€85.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
$141.41
€135.58
|
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