Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 38.5% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 64.9% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA438
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA846
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA698
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA931
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 56.4% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA719
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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