Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 56.6% cheaper than Bergen.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Bergen, you would:
pay 82.3% less for restaurants
Bergen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.14
NOK232.66
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.11
NOK148.27
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
NOK31.54
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
NOK27.10
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 52.2% less for groceries
Bergen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
NOK30.73
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.53
NOK68.66
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.93
NOK83.37
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
NOK40.06
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.74
NOK70.83
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
NOK15.44
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
NOK12.02
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.46
NOK15.35
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.15
NOK22.62
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NOK12.73
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK11.33
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 55.2% less for transportation
Bergen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
NOK80.36
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.15
NOK768.77
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,824.81
NOK344,959.16
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,485
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.60
NOK300.61
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 77.4% less for housing
Bergen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.72
NOK533.03
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,207.70
NOK12,691.81
|
$304.25
₫7,742,625
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$927.80
NOK9,750.38
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.96
NOK1,828.22
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 16.6% less for childcare
Bergen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$316.19
NOK3,322.87
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,035.76
NOK126,485.03
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,961
|
|
pay 76.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bergen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.32
NOK108.42
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.70
NOK49.40
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.07
NOK147.84
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
NOK530.33
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.01
NOK157.70
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
Bergen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.82
NOK891.43
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.42
NOK424.79
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.58
NOK972.96
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.48
NOK1,297.70
|
$91.83
₫2,337,047
|
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