Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 43.8% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 74.8% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.31
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.70
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.24
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.47
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.77
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.94
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.60
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 48.1% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.54
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.30
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,794.67
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.46
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 78.0% less for housing
Berlin
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.84
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,258.96
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€933.23
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€255.14
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 18.1% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€196.50
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,365.89
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 64.7% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.38
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.98
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.70
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.41
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.71
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.44
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
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