Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 48.9% cheaper than Bielefeld.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Bielefeld, you would:
pay 77.5% less for restaurants
Bielefeld
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$1.84
₫46,748
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$0.55
₫13,956
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€2.01
|
$0.34
₫8,778
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Bielefeld
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
€2.03
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€5.91
|
$6.02
₫153,160
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.86
|
$5.38
₫137,049
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
€3.39
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.94
€7.37
|
$1.52
₫38,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.26
₫32,196
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.44
₫11,198
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.63
₫16,144
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$0.42
₫10,618
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.49
₫12,569
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.49
₫12,526
|
|
pay 49.5% less for transportation
Bielefeld
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.09
€6.58
|
$3.48
₫88,567
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€49.23
|
$6.87
₫174,795
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,308.87
|
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.26
€22.51
|
$5.70
₫145,060
|
|
pay 65.0% less for housing
Bielefeld
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.93
€48.18
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$487.34
€452.13
|
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$487.34
€452.13
|
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.45
€230.50
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
|
pay 16.0% less for childcare
Bielefeld
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$471.10
€437.06
|
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,746.88
€9,042.67
|
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
|
pay 70.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bielefeld
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$0.89
₫22,694
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.14
|
$1.56
₫39,807
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.24
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.62
€47.89
|
$22.79
₫580,254
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.06
|
$3.60
₫91,603
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
Bielefeld
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.34
€72.68
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.68
€28.47
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.05
€85.40
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.91
€103.82
|
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
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