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Vietnam vs. Kortrijk Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam vs. Kortrijk Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Kortrijk, you would:

pay 84.3% less for restaurants

 
Kortrijk
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $22.39
€20.09
$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) $2.94
€2.64
$0.50
₫12,916

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pay 30.8% less for groceries

 
Kortrijk
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$1.79
€1.61
$0.96
₫24,625
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.77
€5.18
$5.37
₫138K
Milk (1 gallon) $4.45
€3.99
$5.69
₫146K

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pay 60.5% less for transportation

 
Kortrijk
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.00
€6.28
$3.36
₫86,386
Monthly public transit pass $54.87
€49.22
$7.12
₫183K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,527.05
€30,975.94
$30,715.02
₫789M

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pay 62.7% less for housing

 
Kortrijk
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$53.04
€47.59
$8.92
₫229K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $839.80
€753.43
$387.95
₫10M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $727.83
€652.97
$257.72
₫7M

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pay 34.3% less for childcare

 
Kortrijk
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $671.84
€602.74
$321.30
₫8M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,230.57
€14,561.25
$14,628.65
₫376M

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pay 72.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Kortrijk
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.48
€4.02
$0.91
₫23,386
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.94
€2.64
$1.63
₫41,894
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.88
€11.55
$1.36
₫34,825

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pay 19.0% less for clothing

 
Kortrijk
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$55.99
€50.23
$41.00
₫1M
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.13
€23.44
$24.08
₫618K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.65
€79.53
$76.97
₫2M

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