Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.9 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,967
|
$18.43
€17.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,117
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,786
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
pay 44.6% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,223
|
$6.70
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,992
|
$3.76
€3.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,355
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,582
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,249
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,785
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,583
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,115
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,727
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,129
|
$7.59
€7.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,586
|
$48.84
€45.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
$25,847.12
€23,979.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,088
|
$23.82
€22.10
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
$52.54
€48.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
$812.75
€754.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
$677.61
€628.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
$147.81
€137.13
|
|
pay 66.7% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
$446.94
€414.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
$13,799.70
€12,802.67
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,831
|
$4.38
€4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,398
|
$3.23
€2.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
$8.08
€7.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,529
|
$31.77
€29.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,253
|
$11.38
€10.56
|
|
pay 49.4% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
$84.51
€78.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
$89.20
€82.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
$119.38
€110.76
|
|
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