Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 43.8% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 79.6% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
kr135.19
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
kr84.03
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
kr25.19
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
kr19.11
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
kr18.16
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
kr39.93
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
kr45.56
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
kr28.47
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
kr34.68
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
kr9.20
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
kr9.64
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
kr9.80
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
kr12.35
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.89
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
kr5.45
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 53.2% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
kr56.91
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
kr555.37
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
kr279,283.61
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
kr162.18
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 67.8% less for housing
Denmark
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
kr229.69
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
kr6,333.95
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
kr4,833.60
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
kr1,122.70
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 31.7% more for childcare
Denmark
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
kr2,934.08
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
kr33,909.02
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
kr47.67
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
kr36.18
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
kr59.66
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
kr254.71
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
kr109.33
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 31.9% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
kr680.03
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
kr297.49
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
kr688.61
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
kr966.06
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
|
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