Liberia vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Liberia Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1280
$1668
🏠 One person rent
$222
$321
🏘️ Family rent
$374
$560
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$54.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$99.2
$335
💸 GDP per capita
$851
$4717
😃 Human freedom index
6.57
5.29
❤️ Life expectancy
62.2
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
41
🌐 English speaking %
82.7%
16%
🎓 Higher education
25
57
😀 Quality of life
24
49
🏙️ Population
5.61M
101M

The average cost of living in Liberia ($532) is 18% less expensive than in Vietnam ($650). Liberia ranked 182nd vs 163rd for Vietnam in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Liberia compared to 0.5 months in Vietnam. Ranked 170th and 101st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Liberia vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for Liberia and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 38 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Liberia Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.35
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.83
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$72
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$9.21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
8.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$3202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1757
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$8.66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$5.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$3.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.6
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3597
$13069

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In Liberia

City Cost of living Population
Monrovia
$535
1.02M
Sanniquellie
$501
47.1K
Kakata
$503
33.9K
Greenville
$502
17.6K
Yekepa
$502
11K

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$762
14M
Hanoi
$702
8.72M
Da Nang
$660
2.82M
Haiphong
$571
2.12M
Can Tho
$456
3.21M
Bien Hoa
$419
1.1M
Hai Duong
$587
507K
Bac Ninh
$597
520K
Hue
$380
653K
Vinh
$590
490K
Thanh Hoa
$601
393K
Ha Tinh
$567
380K
Vung Tau
$525
357K
Nam Dinh
$602
352K
Nha Trang
$541
392K
Thai Nguyen
$476
340K
Thu Dau Mot
$540
322K
Buon Ma Thuot
$535
340K
Thai Binh
$587
268K
Viet Tri
$590
278K
Ha Long
$585
270K
Qui Nhon
$519
311K
Ca Mau
$526
315K
Phan Thiet
$500
205K
Da Lat
$572
204K
Long Xuyen
$514
279K
Dong Hoi
$496
160K
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
196K
Rach Gia
$535
251K
Cam Pha
$577
156K