Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 53.7% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 82.2% less for restaurants
|
Denmark
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK154.34
|
$1.92
₫48,806
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.58
DKK90.03
|
$4.34
₫110,328
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK25.02
|
$0.54
₫13,689
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
DKK18.56
|
$0.33
₫8,265
|
|
pay 47.0% less for groceries
|
Denmark
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
DKK20.83
|
$0.90
₫22,938
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.83
DKK41.75
|
$6.05
₫153,885
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
DKK51.68
|
$5.46
₫138,820
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
DKK31.35
|
$1.46
₫37,125
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
DKK33.93
|
$1.55
₫39,322
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK9.14
|
$1.20
₫30,444
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.58
|
$0.43
₫10,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
DKK9.80
|
$0.57
₫14,496
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
DKK13.48
|
$0.45
₫11,352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.45
|
$0.48
₫12,098
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
DKK5.53
|
$0.48
₫12,253
|
|
pay 60.9% less for transportation
|
Denmark
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
DKK54.95
|
$3.47
₫88,140
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.44
DKK590.13
|
$7.11
₫180,675
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,047.14
DKK322,460.97
|
$35,423.92
₫900,440,511
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.62
DKK169.06
|
$5.64
₫143,416
|
|
pay 72.5% less for housing
|
Denmark
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.71
DKK241.31
|
$8.68
₫220,720
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.90
DKK6,928.53
|
$297.09
₫7,551,708
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$743.77
DKK5,324.16
|
$207.27
₫5,268,580
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.10
DKK1,124.56
|
$39.91
₫1,014,504
|
|
pay 6.6% more for childcare
|
Denmark
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.88
DKK3,721.46
|
$205.27
₫5,217,662
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.53
DKK51,472.00
|
$12,496.31
₫317,643,637
|
|
pay 73.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Denmark
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.44
DKK53.28
|
$0.88
₫22,276
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
DKK39.43
|
$1.58
₫40,169
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
DKK62.56
|
$1.27
₫32,174
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.95
DKK278.79
|
$22.09
₫561,512
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.76
DKK119.95
|
$3.38
₫85,870
|
|
pay 46.4% less for clothing
|
Denmark
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.72
DKK670.86
|
$28.00
₫711,658
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.81
DKK277.79
|
$22.19
₫564,142
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.07
DKK752.15
|
$79.50
₫2,020,690
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.42
DKK1,112.52
|
$79.86
₫2,029,902
|
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