Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 52.3% cheaper than Cologne.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Cologne, you would:
pay 77.1% less for restaurants
Cologne
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
€2.39
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.91
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
Cologne
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€6.05
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.46
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.42
€6.82
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
€1.51
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 48.9% less for transportation
Cologne
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.50
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.78
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,055.72
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.15
€20.36
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 76.6% less for housing
Cologne
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.38
€43.55
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.88
€977.86
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.99
€764.72
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.83
€191.02
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 49.8% less for childcare
Cologne
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$794.19
€729.98
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,244.81
€14,931.41
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 63.0% less for entertainment and sports
Cologne
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
€3.19
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.24
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.16
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.80
€28.31
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Cologne
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.34
€65.57
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
€24.61
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
€71.17
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.35
€82.12
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
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