Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 57.1% cheaper than Amstelveen.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Amstelveen, you would:
pay 84.9% less for restaurants
|
Amstelveen
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.45
€23.74
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€12.12
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
€4.17
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
€4.17
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
|
Amstelveen
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.35
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.88
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.32
€4.03
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.35
€6.86
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 53.3% less for transportation
|
Amstelveen
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.95
€7.41
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$99.63
€92.94
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,595.87
€27,607.65
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.37
€26.47
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 82.9% less for housing
|
Amstelveen
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
€42.09
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,678.63
€1,565.86
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.88
€1,313.30
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$276.61
€258.03
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 56.2% less for childcare
|
Amstelveen
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,868.15
€1,742.65
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,703.31
€14,648.38
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 65.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amstelveen
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
€5.36
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
€3.48
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.66
€8.08
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.78
€27.78
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.16
€14.14
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
|
Amstelveen
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.15
€50.51
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.41
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.64
€68.70
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.35
€117.86
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
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