Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 16.9% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Togo, you would:
pay 48.9% less for restaurants
Togo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
Togo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA540
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA521
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA934
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA772
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 52.6% more for transportation
Togo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 3.3% more for housing
Togo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 79.3% more for childcare
Togo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 75.7% more for clothing
Togo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
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