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Vietnam vs. Netherlands Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 61.2% cheaper than Netherlands overall.

Restaurants: pay 84.2% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 43.4% less in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 61.2% less in Vietnam
Housing: pay 80.3% less in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 36.9% less in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.3% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 48.1% less in Vietnam

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Vietnam.

Vietnam vs. Netherlands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 84.2% less for restaurants

	Netherlands	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.66 €18.68	$1.88 ₫49,683	-91.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.94 €12.02	$4.13 ₫108,845	-70.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.53 €3.05	$0.53 ₫13,958	-85.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.87 €2.48	$0.29 ₫7,515	-90.1%
Average			-84.2%

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pay 43.4% less for groceries

	Netherlands	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$2.15 €1.86	$0.86 ₫22,659	-60.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 €5.78	$5.32 ₫140,160	-20.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 €4.19	$5.20 ₫137,163	+7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.76 €4.10	$1.45 ₫38,157	-69.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.31 €6.30	$1.56 ₫41,037	-78.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.91	$1.18 ₫31,215	+12.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 €0.98	$0.47 ₫12,417	-58.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.77	$0.58 ₫15,166	-35.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 €1.59	$0.49 ₫12,939	-73.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.82	$0.46 ₫12,243	-50.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.80	$0.47 ₫12,298	-49.4%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 61.2% less for transportation

	Netherlands	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.56 €7.38	$3.19 ₫84,134	-62.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$101.86 €87.83	$6.64 ₫175,156	-93.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,970.03 €31,880.25	$33,225.24 ₫875,846,709	-10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.44 €23.66	$5.90 ₫155,607	-78.5%
Average			-61.2%

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pay 80.3% less for housing

	Netherlands	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.26 €42.48	$8.68 ₫228,737	-82.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,462.13 €1,260.83	$310.38 ₫8,181,759	-78.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,216.44 €1,048.97	$223.57 ₫5,893,546	-81.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$199.59 €172.11	$43.27 ₫1,140,722	-78.3%
Average			-80.3%

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pay 36.9% less for childcare

	Netherlands	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,911.60 €1,648.43	$199.23 ₫5,251,819	-89.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,591.36 €9,133.21	$12,262.04 ₫323,238,187	+15.8%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 74.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Netherlands	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.49 €5.60	$0.93 ₫24,541	-85.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.17 €3.60	$1.60 ₫42,129	-61.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.74 €11.84	$1.28 ₫33,698	-90.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.55 €37.55	$20.38 ₫537,204	-53.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.09 €13.87	$3.19 ₫84,196	-80.1%
Average			-74.3%

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pay 48.1% less for clothing

	Netherlands	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.61 €81.59	$31.66 ₫834,603	-66.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.24 €39.01	$21.29 ₫561,324	-52.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.29 €89.93	$72.72 ₫1,916,905	-30.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.17 €116.56	$77.26 ₫2,036,773	-42.8%
Average			-48.1%

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