Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 3.4 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 74.8% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.28
FCFA8,079
|
$1.84
₫46,748
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
$0.55
₫13,956
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA757
|
$0.34
₫8,778
|
|
pay 64.4% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.29
FCFA2,004
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.02
₫153,160
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.84
FCFA5,989
|
$5.38
₫137,049
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
FCFA1,818
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.52
₫38,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
$1.26
₫32,196
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA916
|
$0.44
₫11,198
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
$0.63
₫16,144
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA916
|
$0.42
₫10,618
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
FCFA1,145
|
$0.49
₫12,569
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,374
|
$0.49
₫12,526
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.14
FCFA1,911
|
$3.48
₫88,567
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.87
₫174,795
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.47
FCFA4,544
|
$5.70
₫145,060
|
|
pay 20.8% more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.59
FCFA10,098
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.42
FCFA126,231
|
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.16
FCFA70,689
|
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.51
FCFA25,870
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
|
pay 19.6 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.38
FCFA40,394
|
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$331.88
FCFA201,969
|
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
|
pay 59.0% less for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
FCFA1,010
|
$0.89
₫22,694
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.64
FCFA4,039
|
$1.56
₫39,807
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.19
₫30,183
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.78
FCFA30,295
|
$22.79
₫580,254
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.60
₫91,603
|
|
pay 29.7% less for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.89
FCFA15,148
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$103.71
FCFA63,115
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$248.91
FCFA151,477
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.97
FCFA50,492
|
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
|
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