Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 51.9% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Germany, you would:
pay 77.7% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.36
|
$1.84
₫45,128
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.17
|
$4.33
₫106,440
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.55
|
$0.55
₫13,473
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.24
|
$0.34
₫8,474
|
|
pay 35.1% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.90
|
$0.88
₫21,712
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.08
|
$6.02
₫147,853
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.82
|
$5.38
₫132,300
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.20
|
$1.49
₫36,636
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.48
|
$1.52
₫37,284
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.14
|
$1.26
₫31,080
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.59
|
$0.44
₫10,810
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.90
|
$0.63
₫15,585
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.25
|
$0.42
₫10,250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.65
|
$0.49
₫12,133
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.70
|
$0.49
₫12,092
|
|
pay 49.2% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.46
|
$3.48
₫85,498
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€49.21
|
$6.87
₫168,738
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,357.89
|
$34,303.88
₫843,054,390
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.00
|
$5.70
₫140,033
|
|
pay 72.8% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€44.29
|
$8.95
₫220,077
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€721.31
|
$304.25
₫7,477,179
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€555.39
|
$210.52
₫5,173,820
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€209.34
|
$43.00
₫1,056,858
|
|
pay 27.7% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€391.30
|
$212.34
₫5,218,406
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,275.83
|
$11,971.85
₫294,220,888
|
|
pay 65.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.91
|
$0.89
₫21,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.10
|
$1.56
₫38,427
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€7.94
|
$1.19
₫29,137
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€31.92
|
$22.79
₫560,147
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.32
|
$3.60
₫88,429
|
|
pay 35.6% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€75.38
|
$28.72
₫705,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.21
|
$23.06
₫566,779
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€80.96
|
$81.55
₫2,004,149
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€108.36
|
$91.83
₫2,256,924
|
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