Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 3.3 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 6.4 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,885
|
$19.31
DKK133.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
$12.00
DKK83.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$3.60
DKK24.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$2.73
DKK18.92
|
|
pay 96.1% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$2.59
DKK17.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
$5.70
DKK39.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$6.51
DKK45.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$4.07
DKK28.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$4.95
DKK34.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$1.31
DKK9.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$1.38
DKK9.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$1.40
DKK9.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$1.76
DKK12.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$0.78
DKK5.40
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$8.13
DKK56.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
$79.32
DKK549.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
$39,887.40
DKK276,415.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$23.16
DKK160.51
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
$32.80
DKK227.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$904.62
DKK6,268.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$690.34
DKK4,783.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$160.35
DKK1,111.18
|
|
pay 16.3% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
$419.05
DKK2,903.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
$4,842.90
DKK33,560.81
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$6.81
DKK47.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$5.17
DKK35.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$8.52
DKK59.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$36.38
DKK252.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$15.61
DKK108.21
|
|
pay 68.0% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$97.12
DKK673.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$42.49
DKK294.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$98.35
DKK681.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$137.97
DKK956.14
|
|
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