Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 28.9% cheaper than Kortrijk.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Kortrijk, you would:
pay 72.2% less for restaurants
Kortrijk
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.94
€14.80
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.30
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.86
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 1.1% more for groceries
Kortrijk
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
€1.28
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.34
€7.74
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
€3.05
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
€2.08
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.15
€3.85
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
€0.37
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 40.9% less for transportation
Kortrijk
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.30
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.84
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,035.97
€26,035.60
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.04
€25.11
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 63.7% less for housing
Kortrijk
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.22
€48.50
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$684.41
€635.57
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.70
€561.55
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.76
€107.50
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 40.0% more for childcare
Kortrijk
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.10
€425.42
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,397.80
€4,084.02
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 58.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kortrijk
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
€2.98
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.25
€7.66
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.21
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Kortrijk
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.19
€66.11
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€33.18
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.80
€62.96
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.95
€91.89
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
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