Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 53.9% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 78.5% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.24
€15.70
|
$1.84
₫45,480
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.49
|
$4.33
₫107,270
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.54
|
$0.55
₫13,578
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
€2.20
|
$0.34
₫8,540
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
€2.02
|
$0.88
₫21,881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.64
€6.05
|
$6.02
₫149,006
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€3.96
|
$5.38
₫133,333
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€2.88
|
$1.49
₫36,922
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.35
|
$1.52
₫37,574
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.00
|
$1.26
₫31,323
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.79
|
$0.44
₫10,894
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.04
|
$0.63
₫15,706
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.09
|
$0.42
₫10,330
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.49
₫12,228
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.49
₫12,186
|
|
pay 46.5% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.43
|
$3.48
₫86,165
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.71
€46.17
|
$6.87
₫170,055
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,786.12
€24,390.93
|
$34,303.88
₫849,632,054
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.68
€22.47
|
$5.70
₫141,126
|
|
pay 72.2% less for housing
|
Belgium
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.54
€46.02
|
$8.95
₫221,794
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.25
€735.97
|
$304.25
₫7,535,517
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.98
€626.47
|
$210.52
₫5,214,187
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.59
€153.52
|
$43.00
₫1,065,104
|
|
pay 44.5% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.37
€535.76
|
$212.34
₫5,259,121
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,983.72
€14,554.47
|
$11,971.85
₫296,516,453
|
|
pay 64.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
€3.89
|
$0.89
₫22,078
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.13
|
$1.56
₫38,727
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.49
€7.74
|
$1.19
₫29,364
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.63
€30.62
|
$22.79
₫564,517
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
€10.90
|
$3.60
₫89,119
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.98
€84.66
|
$28.72
₫711,451
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.35
€37.65
|
$23.06
₫571,201
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.07
€79.28
|
$81.55
₫2,019,786
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
€118.52
|
$91.83
₫2,274,533
|
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