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
€12.05
|
$1.96
₫49,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$0.59
₫14,860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.38
₫9,619
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
Germany
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$6.92
₫173,224
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$5.46
₫136,626
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$1.78
₫44,583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$1.40
₫34,976
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.52
₫13,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.78
₫19,449
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.49
₫12,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.55
₫13,875
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.54
₫13,494
|
|
pay 40.9% less for transportation
Germany
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.80
|
$4.05
₫101,374
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.94
|
$8.00
₫200,122
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.55
|
$5.93
₫148,517
|
|
pay 66.7% less for housing
Germany
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.83
|
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.24
|
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
Germany
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.66
|
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
|
pay 60.0% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$0.94
₫23,425
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$1.86
₫46,592
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.62
|
$24.96
₫624,714
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$3.86
₫96,581
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Germany
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.47
|
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
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