Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 51.9% cheaper than Essen.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Essen, you would:
pay 78.1% less for restaurants
Essen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.62
€13.44
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.63
€2.42
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.79
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
Essen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
€2.05
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.90
€6.34
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.21
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.35
€6.75
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 53.0% less for transportation
Essen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.59
|
$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) |
$56.32
€51.76
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 73.5% less for housing
Essen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.81
€44.86
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$780.83
€717.70
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$651.15
€598.50
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$264.26
€242.89
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 9.8% less for childcare
Essen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$430.22
€395.43
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,139.87
€8,400.91
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports
Essen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.05
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.16
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.24
€34.23
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.46
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 46.3% less for clothing
Essen
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.52
€88.72
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.64
€53.90
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.79
€97.24
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.99
€123.16
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
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