Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 62.0% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 80.2% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.02
|
$1.84
₫46,213
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
$4.33
₫108,998
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.50
|
$0.55
₫13,797
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.37
|
$0.34
₫8,677
|
|
pay 44.7% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
$0.88
₫22,234
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.71
|
$6.02
₫151,406
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.42
|
$5.38
₫135,480
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
$1.49
₫37,517
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$1.52
₫38,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$1.26
₫31,827
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.44
₫11,070
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.63
₫15,959
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.42
₫10,496
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.49
₫12,425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.49
₫12,382
|
|
pay 51.1% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.62
|
$3.48
₫87,553
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.06
|
$6.87
₫172,794
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,532.45
|
$34,303.88
₫863,316,840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.23
|
$5.70
₫143,399
|
|
pay 78.3% less for housing
Brussels
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.18
|
$8.95
₫225,366
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,072.37
|
$304.25
₫7,656,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€898.20
|
$210.52
₫5,298,170
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€168.25
|
$43.00
₫1,082,259
|
|
pay 63.4% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€909.78
|
$212.34
₫5,343,828
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,290.88
|
$11,971.85
₫301,292,360
|
|
pay 68.0% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.01
|
$0.89
₫22,434
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$1.56
₫39,351
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.51
|
$1.19
₫29,837
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.11
|
$22.79
₫573,610
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.01
|
$3.60
₫90,554
|
|
pay 48.3% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€95.88
|
$28.72
₫722,911
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€45.61
|
$23.06
₫580,401
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€108.04
|
$81.55
₫2,052,318
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€133.15
|
$91.83
₫2,311,168
|
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