Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 57.4% cheaper than Dusseldorf.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Dusseldorf, you would:
pay 79.0% less for restaurants
Dusseldorf
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.01
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.45
€9.60
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.70
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
€2.47
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 38.4% less for groceries
Dusseldorf
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
€2.08
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.53
€6.92
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.37
€4.02
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.45
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.27
€6.68
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
€1.43
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 50.9% less for transportation
Dusseldorf
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.18
€6.60
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,585.15
€27,193.19
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.55
€27.16
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 76.9% less for housing
Dusseldorf
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.37
€41.71
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$974.88
€896.06
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$862.84
€793.08
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$253.00
€232.54
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 54.1% less for childcare
Dusseldorf
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$571.46
€525.25
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,933.07
€20,159.78
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 69.1% less for entertainment and sports
Dusseldorf
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.94
€38.55
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.06
€12.01
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 33.7% less for clothing
Dusseldorf
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.55
€89.66
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
€33.64
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.76
€80.66
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.97
€105.68
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
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