Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 43.4% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Germany, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.04
|
$1.96
₫47,836
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
$4.91
₫119,670
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$0.59
₫14,473
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.38
₫9,368
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.11
₫26,944
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.32
|
$6.92
₫168,707
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$5.46
₫133,064
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$1.62
₫39,411
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$1.78
₫43,421
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$1.40
₫34,064
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.52
₫12,684
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.78
₫18,942
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.49
₫12,047
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.55
₫13,513
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.54
₫13,142
|
|
pay 40.9% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.79
|
$4.05
₫98,731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.90
|
$8.00
₫194,903
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,366.25
|
$40,523.11
₫987,647,181
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.54
|
$5.93
₫144,644
|
|
pay 66.7% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.57
|
$10.02
₫244,147
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.45
|
$364.76
₫8,890,193
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€541.95
|
$221.46
₫5,397,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.59
|
$41.86
₫1,020,160
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.50
|
$226.70
₫5,525,342
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,150.54
|
$10,132.35
₫246,950,206
|
|
pay 60.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$0.94
₫22,814
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$1.86
₫45,377
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$1.29
₫31,392
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.61
|
$24.96
₫608,423
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$3.86
₫94,063
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.76
|
$33.66
₫820,428
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
$29.49
₫718,758
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.89
|
$90.06
₫2,194,921
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.42
|
$106.00
₫2,583,435
|
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