Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 3.2 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$14.00
FCFA8,440
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$8.94
FCFA5,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$2.09
FCFA1,263
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$1.50
FCFA903
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$1.53
FCFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$4.61
FCFA2,781
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$7.14
FCFA4,308
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$3.52
FCFA2,122
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$1.44
FCFA867
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$1.03
FCFA620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$2.29
FCFA1,379
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$1.31
FCFA789
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$1.33
FCFA800
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$1.29
FCFA780
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$5.17
FCFA3,114
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
$21.74
FCFA13,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,234,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$20.24
FCFA12,203
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$156.50
FCFA94,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
$1,030.70
FCFA621,434
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$381.29
FCFA229,887
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$456.95
FCFA275,507
|
|
pay 28.2% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$214.14
FCFA129,113
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,074,907
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$2.85
FCFA1,719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$4.18
FCFA2,522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$3.50
FCFA2,110
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$75.25
FCFA45,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$10.00
FCFA6,029
|
|
pay 22.2% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$35.42
FCFA21,354
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$35.56
FCFA21,437
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$92.22
FCFA55,603
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
$90.00
FCFA54,263
|
|
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