Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 58.7% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 82.4% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
€20.05
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.06
€12.03
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.31
€3.05
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
€2.59
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.07
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
€4.70
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
€4.10
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.95
€5.48
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
€1.43
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 55.1% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
€7.54
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$88.71
€81.71
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,110.45
€29,577.16
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,485
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.25
€23.26
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 83.4% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.09
€46.14
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,059.29
€1,896.83
|
$304.25
₫7,742,625
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,685.95
€1,552.94
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.74
€187.67
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 44.1% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,119.81
€1,952.58
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,765.02
€10,836.84
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,961
|
|
pay 76.1% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.08
€6.52
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
€3.94
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.34
€9.52
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.30
€57.39
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.33
€15.04
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.06
€82.03
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.70
€31.04
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.07
€86.65
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.42
€101.71
|
$91.83
₫2,337,047
|
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