Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 54.4% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.5% less in Vietnam
- Groceries
-
pay 35.2% less in Vietnam
- Transportation
-
pay 53.1% less in Vietnam
- Housing
-
pay 79.0% less in Vietnam
- Childcare
-
pay 24.7% less in Vietnam
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 69.7% less in Vietnam
- Clothing
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pay 38.9% less in Vietnam
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Vietnam.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 80.5% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.85
|
$1.92
₫48,155
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.63
|
$4.34
₫108,857
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.80
|
$0.54
₫13,507
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.22
|
$0.33
₫8,155
|
|
pay 35.2% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.70
|
$0.90
₫22,632
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.91
|
$6.05
₫151,833
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.19
|
$5.46
₫136,969
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.21
|
$1.46
₫36,630
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.56
|
$1.55
₫38,798
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$1.20
₫30,038
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$0.43
₫10,687
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.57
₫14,303
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.57
|
$0.45
₫11,200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.48
₫11,936
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.48
₫12,090
|
|
pay 53.1% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.42
|
$3.47
₫86,964
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€91.30
|
$7.11
₫178,265
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,410.44
|
$35,423.92
₫888,431,804
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.66
|
$5.64
₫141,503
|
|
pay 79.0% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€41.05
|
$8.68
₫217,776
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,227.48
|
$297.09
₫7,450,995
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€1,001.54
|
$207.27
₫5,198,316
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€178.77
|
$39.91
₫1,000,974
|
|
pay 24.7% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,550.07
|
$205.27
₫5,148,077
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,617.92
|
$12,496.31
₫313,407,389
|
|
pay 69.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.28
|
$0.88
₫21,979
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.43
|
$1.58
₫39,634
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.97
|
$1.27
₫31,745
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€37.12
|
$22.09
₫554,024
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.28
|
$3.38
₫84,725
|
|
pay 38.9% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€80.31
|
$28.00
₫702,167
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.42
|
$22.19
₫556,618
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€88.17
|
$79.50
₫1,993,741
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€112.86
|
$79.86
₫2,002,830
|
|
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