Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.8% cheaper than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 44.7% more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 25.1% more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
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