Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 4.3% cheaper than Niger.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Niger, you would:
pay 50.1% less for restaurants
Niger
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
F CFA756
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
F CFA366
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
Niger
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.72
F CFA5,314
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
F CFA1,414
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
F CFA2,065
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
F CFA1,042
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
F CFA660
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
F CFA162
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 27.4% more for transportation
Niger
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
F CFA7,658
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.21
F CFA12,252,051
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
F CFA2,757
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
Niger
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.57
F CFA7,658
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.83
F CFA347,118
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.64
F CFA228,211
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.25
F CFA155,488
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 21.9% more for childcare
Niger
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$949.79
F CFA578,569
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,609.28
F CFA2,807,762
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 52.6% more for clothing
Niger
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.49
F CFA28,928
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
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