Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 40.3% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.46
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.74
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.77
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 48.7% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.16
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.81
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,891.49
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€17.01
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 60.4% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.45
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€994.11
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€786.13
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€75.39
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 9.1% more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€353.81
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,987.28
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 69.3% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.97
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.25
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.97
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.83
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.88
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 20.3% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.67
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€34.07
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€74.48
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.95
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
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