Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 54.1% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 80.2% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
kr133.26
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
kr92.26
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
kr23.23
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
kr19.84
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 40.1% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
kr21.54
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
kr45.50
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
kr52.56
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
kr33.93
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
kr36.82
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
kr9.36
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr8.16
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
kr8.90
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
kr13.40
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.86
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
kr5.06
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 55.2% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
kr60.84
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
kr553.53
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
kr287,017.83
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
kr174.26
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 77.9% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
kr261.39
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
kr12,619.27
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
kr9,329.59
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
kr1,187.02
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 9.0% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
kr3,714.51
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
kr50,920.04
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 72.8% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
kr56.38
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
kr42.94
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
kr61.50
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
kr304.56
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
kr123.01
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 43.4% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
kr749.58
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
kr359.56
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
kr838.11
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
kr1,184.70
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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