Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 45.8% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 75.6% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.23
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.52
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.66
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,164.09
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.27
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
|
Belgium
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.12
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.83
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€633.49
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.18
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 38.0% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.83
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,901.13
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.55
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.70
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.64
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.01
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.39
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.61
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
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