Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Central African Republic
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.06
₫48,141
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.84
₫112,942
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.58
₫13,580
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.39
₫9,096
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Central African Republic
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.90
₫20,991
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.20
₫168,169
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.41
₫126,440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.42
₫33,267
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.65
₫38,624
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.25
₫29,146
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
₫11,620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
₫16,929
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.43
₫10,049
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
₫12,872
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
₫11,025
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Central African Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.22
₫98,459
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.61
₫177,802
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$41,229.46
₫962,855,151
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.48
₫127,937
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Central African Republic
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$10.34
₫241,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$370.83
₫8,660,137
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$231.89
₫5,415,472
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$46.24
₫1,079,874
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Central African Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$170.02
₫3,970,476
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,518.96
₫245,655,321
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Central African Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.90
₫21,133
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.83
₫42,627
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.33
₫31,156
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$23.21
₫542,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.82
₫89,151
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Central African Republic
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$36.93
₫862,358
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.21
₫822,265
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.94
₫2,170,558
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$89.47
₫2,089,331
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