Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 37.8% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Benin, you would:
pay 27.6% less for restaurants
Benin
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
F CFA1,972
|
$1.84
₫45,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
F CFA2,958
|
$4.33
₫107,270
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA414
|
$0.55
₫13,578
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA306
|
$0.34
₫8,540
|
|
pay 4.4% less for groceries
Benin
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
F CFA756
|
$0.88
₫21,881
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
F CFA1,356
|
$6.02
₫149,006
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.19
F CFA4,293
|
$5.38
₫133,333
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
F CFA1,166
|
$1.49
₫36,922
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
F CFA1,465
|
$1.52
₫37,574
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
F CFA783
|
$1.26
₫31,323
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA358
|
$0.44
₫10,894
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA298
|
$0.63
₫15,706
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA436
|
$0.42
₫10,330
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA373
|
$0.49
₫12,228
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA417
|
$0.49
₫12,186
|
|
pay 29.9% less for transportation
Benin
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
F CFA2,248
|
$3.48
₫86,165
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.87
₫170,055
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,303.88
₫849,632,054
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.89
F CFA7,100
|
$5.70
₫141,126
|
|
pay 3.0% less for housing
Benin
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
F CFA31,433
|
$8.95
₫221,794
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.96
F CFA107,490
|
$304.25
₫7,535,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$132.08
F CFA78,892
|
$210.52
₫5,214,187
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.40
F CFA60,565
|
$43.00
₫1,065,104
|
|
pay 50.4% more for childcare
Benin
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$206.38
F CFA123,268
|
$212.34
₫5,259,121
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,053.68
F CFA3,615,875
|
$11,971.85
₫296,516,453
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA592
|
$0.89
₫22,078
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
F CFA2,465
|
$1.56
₫38,727
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
F CFA592
|
$1.19
₫29,364
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.72
F CFA33,282
|
$22.79
₫564,517
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.02
F CFA4,191
|
$3.60
₫89,119
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.51
F CFA9,861
|
$28.72
₫711,451
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.26
F CFA4,931
|
$23.06
₫571,201
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.26
F CFA4,931
|
$81.55
₫2,019,786
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
F CFA27,119
|
$91.83
₫2,274,533
|
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