Saint Lucia vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Lucia Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1166
$624
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2721
$1827
🏠 One person rent
$514
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$712
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.3
$53.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1222
$472
💸 GDP per capita
$13980
$4347
😃 Human freedom index
6.5
5.51
❤️ Life expectancy
71.3
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
55
41
🌐 English speaking %
43%
16%
🎓 Higher education
1
56
😀 Quality of life
44
45
🏙️ Population
168K
96.2M

The average cost of living in Saint Lucia ($1166) is 87% more expensive than in Vietnam ($624). Saint Lucia ranked 64th vs 159th 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 1 months in Saint Lucia compared to 0.8 months in Vietnam. Ranked 94th and 90th 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
$7.78
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1
 Cappuccino
$3.68
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$579
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$44.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$9.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.05%
9.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$2695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1108
$1437
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$5.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$1.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$1.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.14
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.7
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$5.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6671
$13153

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In Saint Lucia

City Cost of living Population
Castries
$1159
70K
Vieux Fort
$1196
15.8K

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$744
9.39M
Hanoi
$648
8.44M
Haiphong
$606
2.09M
Da Nang
$610
1.22M
Bien Hoa
$445
1.1M
Nam Dinh
$511
352K
Hai Duong
$565
507K
Vinh
$583
490K
Thanh Hoa
$571
393K
Vung Tau
$512
357K
Can Tho
$469
1.25M
Bac Ninh
$545
520K
Hue
$407
653K
Thai Binh
$523
268K
Da Lat
$531
406K
Thai Nguyen
$571
330K
Ha Long
$592
270K
Nha Trang
$549
392K
Thu Dau Mot
$541
322K
Viet Tri
$554
278K
Buon Ma Thuot
$515
340K
Qui Nhon
$515
311K
Ca Mau
$525
315K
Phan Thiet
$521
205K
Ha Tinh
$560
202K
Cam Pha
$577
156K
Long Xuyen
$516
279K
Rach Gia
$534
251K
Phu Quoc
$529
179K
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
167K