Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 43.8% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 74.8% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.31
|
$1.96
₫46,089
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.31
|
$4.91
₫115,300
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.70
|
$0.59
₫13,944
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.23
|
$0.38
₫9,026
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
$1.11
₫25,960
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.47
|
$6.92
₫162,546
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.77
|
$5.46
₫128,205
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.94
|
$1.62
₫37,972
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.60
|
$1.78
₫41,835
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.40
₫32,820
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.52
₫12,221
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.78
₫18,250
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.49
₫11,607
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.55
₫13,020
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.54
₫12,662
|
|
pay 48.1% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.54
|
$4.05
₫95,125
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.23
|
$8.00
₫187,786
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,771.39
|
$40,523.11
₫951,581,844
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.45
|
$5.93
₫139,362
|
|
pay 78.0% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.81
|
$10.02
₫235,232
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,258.01
|
$364.76
₫8,565,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€932.52
|
$221.46
₫5,200,379
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€254.95
|
$41.86
₫982,908
|
|
pay 18.1% more for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€196.35
|
$226.70
₫5,323,576
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,360.32
|
$10,132.35
₫237,932,469
|
|
pay 64.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.10
|
$0.94
₫21,981
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.38
|
$1.86
₫43,720
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.21
|
$1.29
₫30,246
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.95
|
$24.96
₫586,206
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.31
|
$3.86
₫90,628
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.63
|
$33.66
₫790,469
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.38
|
$29.49
₫692,512
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.65
|
$90.06
₫2,114,770
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.35
|
$106.00
₫2,489,098
|
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