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 CFA505
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,313
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA471
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA253
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,630
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,546
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA307
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA261
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA415
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA830
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA353
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,801
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,031
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,385
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,205
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA252,558
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA126,279
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,489
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 25.1% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,768
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,306,973
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA707
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA758
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,010
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,256
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.83
₫2,337,642
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