Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 47.5% cheaper than Tubingen.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Tubingen, you would:
pay 78.4% less for restaurants
|
Tubingen
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.53
|
$1.84
₫46,600
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.61
€9.83
|
$4.33
₫109,911
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.12
€2.89
|
$0.55
₫13,912
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$0.34
₫8,750
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
|
Tubingen
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
€2.00
|
$0.88
₫22,420
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.87
€6.36
|
$6.02
₫152,674
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.15
|
$5.38
₫136,615
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
€3.39
|
$1.49
₫37,831
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.74
€6.24
|
$1.52
₫38,499
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.26
₫32,094
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.44
₫11,163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.63
₫16,093
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.42
₫10,584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.49
₫12,529
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.49
₫12,486
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
|
Tubingen
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.54
|
$3.48
₫88,286
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.82
€34.09
|
$6.87
₫174,241
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,253.65
|
$34,303.88
₫870,546,530
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.70
₫144,600
|
|
pay 79.2% less for housing
|
Tubingen
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.93
€48.08
|
$8.95
₫227,254
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,227.39
€1,136.40
|
$304.25
₫7,721,011
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.59
€869.02
|
$210.52
₫5,342,539
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.47
€212.46
|
$43.00
₫1,091,322
|
|
pay 1.2% more for childcare
|
Tubingen
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.52
€175.47
|
$212.34
₫5,388,579
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,238.09
€12,256.80
|
$11,971.85
₫303,815,478
|
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pay 63.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tubingen
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.01
|
$0.89
₫22,622
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.26
|
$1.56
₫39,680
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.22
|
$1.19
₫30,087
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.14
€28.83
|
$22.79
₫578,413
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.45
€11.53
|
$3.60
₫91,312
|
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pay 38.0% less for clothing
|
Tubingen
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.04
€77.81
|
$28.72
₫728,964
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.68
€28.41
|
$23.06
₫585,261
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.88
€95.26
|
$81.55
₫2,069,505
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$154.33
€142.89
|
$91.83
₫2,330,523
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