Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 42.5% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 69.0% less for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.28
FCFA6,300
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
FCFA6,310
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,249
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
FCFA831
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 35.2% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
FCFA1,124
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FCFA3,293
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.92
FCFA4,241
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,146
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
FCFA1,635
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA974
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
FCFA823
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
FCFA1,091
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA556
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA638
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
FCFA2,377
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA18,382
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,420.80
FCFA20,478,029
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.79
FCFA613,215
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.00
FCFA168,502
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.06
FCFA153,217
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 16.9% less for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.00
FCFA474,868
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,400.00
FCFA4,534,225
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA664
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
FCFA2,032
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,634
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA36,783
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA4,088
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 41.7% less for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,232
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.73
FCFA42,725
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.50
FCFA71,996
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$190.16
FCFA116,515
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
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