Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.8 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Germany instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫47,691
|
$12.84
€11.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫119,307
|
$9.44
€8.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,429
|
$2.65
€2.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,340
|
$2.37
€2.18
|
|
pay 34.5% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫26,862
|
$2.00
€1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫168,194
|
$6.74
€6.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫132,659
|
$4.22
€3.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫39,291
|
$2.93
€2.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫43,289
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫33,960
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫12,646
|
$0.80
€0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫18,884
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,010
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,472
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,102
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫98,431
|
$8.31
€7.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫194,311
|
$73.47
€67.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫984,646,171
|
$27,050.12
€24,846.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫144,205
|
$21.90
€20.12
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫243,405
|
$37.93
€34.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫8,863,179
|
$759.74
€697.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,381,075
|
$577.93
€530.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,017,061
|
$202.18
€185.71
|
|
pay 30.6% more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,508,553
|
$325.78
€299.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫246,199,836
|
$11,890.74
€10,922.24
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫22,745
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫45,239
|
$3.27
€3.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫31,297
|
$8.03
€7.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫606,575
|
$34.77
€31.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫93,777
|
$12.08
€11.09
|
|
pay 44.9% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫817,935
|
$80.79
€74.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫716,574
|
$39.60
€36.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,188,251
|
$88.39
€81.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,575,585
|
$113.48
€104.24
|
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