Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 8.4% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA745
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA652
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA873
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 25.3% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 66.3% less for housing
Gabon
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA616
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
|
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