Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.8% cheaper than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 44.7% more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$1.84
₫46,213
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,295
|
$4.33
₫108,998
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.55
₫13,797
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.34
₫8,677
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.88
₫22,234
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.02
₫151,406
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,551
|
$5.38
₫135,480
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,524
|
$1.49
₫37,517
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.52
₫38,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$1.26
₫31,827
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.44
₫11,070
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.63
₫15,959
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.42
₫10,496
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.49
₫12,425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$0.49
₫12,382
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,762
|
$3.48
₫87,553
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
$6.87
₫172,794
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,303.88
₫863,316,840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,267
|
$5.70
₫143,399
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,852
|
$8.95
₫225,366
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA249,019
|
$304.25
₫7,656,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,510
|
$210.52
₫5,298,170
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,894
|
$43.00
₫1,082,259
|
|
pay 25.1% more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,706
|
$212.34
₫5,343,828
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,176,559
|
$11,971.85
₫301,292,360
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$0.89
₫22,434
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$1.56
₫39,351
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA996
|
$1.19
₫29,837
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,902
|
$22.79
₫573,610
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,980
|
$3.60
₫90,554
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.72
₫722,911
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.06
₫580,401
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.55
₫2,052,318
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.83
₫2,311,168
|
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