Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 62.4% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Chad, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,896
|
$1.84
₫45,677
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,833
|
$4.33
₫107,734
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA490
|
$0.55
₫13,637
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA441
|
$0.34
₫8,577
|
|
pay 4.8% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA196
|
$0.88
₫21,976
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA979
|
$6.02
₫149,651
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,324
|
$5.38
₫133,910
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,175
|
$1.49
₫37,082
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,777
|
$1.52
₫37,737
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,332
|
$1.26
₫31,458
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA533
|
$0.44
₫10,942
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,221
|
$0.63
₫15,774
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA511
|
$0.42
₫10,375
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA459
|
$0.49
₫12,281
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA400
|
$0.49
₫12,239
|
|
pay 37.6% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,350
|
$3.48
₫86,538
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA48,957
|
$6.87
₫170,791
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,756,127
|
$34,303.88
₫853,309,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,203
|
$5.70
₫141,737
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA48,957
|
$8.95
₫222,754
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA830,793
|
$304.25
₫7,568,129
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA107,706
|
$210.52
₫5,236,752
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA112,314
|
$43.00
₫1,069,713
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,541
|
$212.34
₫5,281,881
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA979,149
|
$11,971.85
₫297,799,699
|
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA734
|
$0.89
₫22,174
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,958
|
$1.56
₫38,895
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA636
|
$1.19
₫29,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA78,332
|
$22.79
₫566,960
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,937
|
$3.60
₫89,504
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
|
Chad
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,583
|
$28.72
₫714,530
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA36,718
|
$23.06
₫573,673
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA31,822
|
$81.55
₫2,028,527
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA63,645
|
$91.83
₫2,284,377
|
|
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