Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 53.1% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 75.1% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.41
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.37
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 27.1% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.06
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.38
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.64
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 39.8% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.21
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.37
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.28
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 74.0% less for housing
Brussels
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.14
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€975.25
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€816.82
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€153.56
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 67.3% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€883.32
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,880.14
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 63.2% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.48
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.94
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 24.9% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.41
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.46
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.57
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.45
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
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