Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 43.8% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 79.6% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK133.80
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.17
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.94
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK18.92
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK17.98
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.52
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.09
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.18
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.32
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.11
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.54
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.70
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.23
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.40
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 53.2% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.33
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK549.66
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK276,415.70
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK160.51
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 67.8% less for housing
Denmark
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK227.33
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,268.91
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,783.96
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,111.18
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 31.7% more for childcare
Denmark
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,903.95
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,560.81
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.18
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK35.81
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.05
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK252.09
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.21
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 31.9% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK673.04
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK294.44
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK681.54
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK956.14
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Vietnam or Denmark. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.