Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 45.1% cheaper than Mannheim.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Mannheim, you would:
pay 74.6% less for restaurants
Mannheim
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$1.96
₫49,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$0.59
₫15,117
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$0.38
₫9,786
|
|
pay 15.7% less for groceries
Mannheim
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
€1.70
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
€6.78
|
$6.92
₫176,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$5.46
₫138,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
€2.53
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$1.78
₫45,355
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.27
|
$1.40
₫35,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.52
₫13,249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.78
₫19,785
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.49
₫12,583
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.55
₫14,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.54
₫13,727
|
|
pay 42.4% less for transportation
Mannheim
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.09
€7.51
|
$4.05
₫103,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.45
€77.42
|
$8.00
₫203,586
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,035.97
€26,010.37
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.11
|
$5.93
₫151,088
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
Mannheim
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.48
€35.70
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.12
€698.71
|
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$535.29
€496.62
|
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$213.32
€197.91
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
|
pay 26.8% less for childcare
Mannheim
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.59
€450.51
|
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,169.91
€9,435.13
|
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
|
pay 62.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mannheim
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.98
|
$0.94
₫23,831
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$1.86
₫47,398
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.92
€7.34
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.87
€35.13
|
$24.96
₫635,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$3.86
₫98,253
|
|
pay 27.7% less for clothing
Mannheim
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.05
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€33.15
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.79
€98.15
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.19
€119.85
|
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
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