Saint Lucia vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Lucia Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1170
$616
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2804
$1584
🏠 One person rent
$501
$295
🏘️ Family rent
$827
$506
🍽️ Food expenses
$484
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.2
$50.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$870
$433
💸 GDP per capita
$13555
$4282
😃 Human freedom index
6.5
5.43
❤️ Life expectancy
72.7
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
40
🌐 English speaking %
43%
16%
🎓 Higher education
1
56
😀 Quality of life
42
45
🏙️ Population
168K
96.2M

The average cost of living in Saint Lucia ($1170) is 90% more expensive than in Vietnam ($616). Saint Lucia ranked 69th 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 0.7 months in Saint Lucia compared to 0.7 months in Vietnam. Ranked 111th and 97th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Lucia vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for Saint Lucia and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 2 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.

Saint Lucia Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.36
$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.7
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.92
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1060
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$44.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$68.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1830
$2739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.3
$5.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$1.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.08
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.37
$3.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.9
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.15
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.7
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8470
$12401

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In Saint Lucia

City Cost of living Population
Castries
$1165
70K
Vieux Fort
$1192
15.8K

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$728
9.39M
Hanoi
$654
8.44M
Haiphong
$592
2.09M
Da Nang
$590
1.22M
Bien Hoa
$413
1.1M
Hai Duong
$563
507K
Vung Tau
$481
357K
Can Tho
$438
1.25M
Vinh
$576
490K
Bac Ninh
$510
520K
Hue
$373
653K
Thanh Hoa
$581
393K
Nam Dinh
$585
352K
Ha Tinh
$551
380K
Ha Long
$587
270K
Thai Nguyen
$573
330K
Nha Trang
$520
392K
Buon Ma Thuot
$520
340K
Thu Dau Mot
$522
322K
Thai Binh
$577
268K
Viet Tri
$592
278K
Qui Nhon
$505
311K
Ca Mau
$506
315K
Phan Thiet
$495
205K
Da Lat
$575
204K
Cam Pha
$578
156K
Long Xuyen
$498
279K
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$528
196K
Rach Gia
$514
251K
Phu Quoc
$508
179K