Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 49.6% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 79.5% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.22
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.15
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.87
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.56
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€2.00
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.47
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.36
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.95
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.54
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 53.0% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.93
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.75
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€30,237.61
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.75
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 80.1% less for housing
Berlin
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.66
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,298.55
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€922.32
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€259.65
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 14.3% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€195.04
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,794.20
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.57
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.78
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€35.04
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.44
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€82.86
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€38.50
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€90.03
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€134.73
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
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