Cost of living comparison
Bielefeld is 3.2 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Bielefeld instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Bielefeld
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,742
|
$13.00
€12.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,246
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,955
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,777
|
$2.17
€2.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Bielefeld
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
$2.19
€2.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,140
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫137,032
|
$4.16
€3.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
$3.66
€3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,617
|
$7.94
€7.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,192
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,197
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,142
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,617
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,567
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,524
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Bielefeld
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,556
|
$7.09
€6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,773
|
$53.07
€49.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫873,205,590
|
$29,435.59
€27,464.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,042
|
$24.26
€22.63
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Bielefeld
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
$51.93
€48.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,744,595
|
$487.34
€454.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,358,857
|
$487.34
€454.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
$248.45
€231.82
|
|
pay 51.7% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Bielefeld
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,405,038
|
$471.10
€439.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,743,474
|
$9,746.88
€9,094.36
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Bielefeld
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,691
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,802
|
$3.38
€3.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
$8.88
€8.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,180
|
$51.62
€48.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,591
|
$14.08
€13.14
|
|
pay 60.1% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Bielefeld
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
$78.34
€73.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
$30.68
€28.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
$92.05
€85.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,641
|
$111.91
€104.42
|
|
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