Vietnam vs. Frankfurt (Oder) Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam vs. Frankfurt (Oder) Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Frankfurt (Oder), you would:

pay 76.9% less for restaurants

 
Frankfurt (Oder)
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.32
€11.05
$1.93
₫49,562
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.20
€10.05
$4.06
₫104K
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.68
€1.51
$0.50
₫12,916

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pay 36.5% less for groceries

 
Frankfurt (Oder)
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$2.12
€1.90
$0.96
₫24,625
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.19
€6.45
$5.37
₫138K
Milk (1 gallon) $4.33
€3.89
$5.69
₫146K

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pay 62.5% less for transportation

 
Frankfurt (Oder)
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.64
€6.86
$3.36
₫86,386
Monthly public transit pass $64.94
€58.27
$7.12
₫183K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,914.63
€29,529.36
$30,715.02
₫789M

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pay 55.9% less for housing

 
Frankfurt (Oder)
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.34
€39.78
$8.92
₫229K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $767.02
€688.13
$387.95
₫10M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $459.09
€411.87
$257.72
₫7M

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pay 6.3% less for childcare

 
Frankfurt (Oder)
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $419.90
€376.71
$321.30
₫8M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,759.39
€11,447.08
$14,628.65
₫376M

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pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Frankfurt (Oder)
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.60
€5.02
$0.91
₫23,386
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.36
€3.01
$1.63
₫41,894
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.74
€8.74
$1.36
₫34,825

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pay 27.1% less for clothing

 
Frankfurt (Oder)
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$39.19
€35.16
$41.00
₫1M
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.50
€39.03
$24.08
₫618K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$89.97
€80.72
$76.97
₫2M

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