Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 84.8% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Chad, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
$1.96
₫47,836
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,248
|
$4.91
₫119,670
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$0.59
₫14,473
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$0.38
₫9,368
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
|
Chad
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.11
₫26,944
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.92
₫168,707
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
$5.46
₫133,064
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,175
|
$1.62
₫39,411
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.78
₫43,421
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
$1.40
₫34,064
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA444
|
$0.52
₫12,684
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.78
₫18,942
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$0.49
₫12,047
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.55
₫13,513
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.54
₫13,142
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
$4.05
₫98,731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
₫194,903
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,979,853
|
$40,523.11
₫987,647,181
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.93
₫144,644
|
|
pay 43.1% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,114
|
$10.02
₫244,147
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,581
|
$364.76
₫8,890,193
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,199
|
$221.46
₫5,397,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,263
|
$41.86
₫1,020,160
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,074
|
$226.70
₫5,525,342
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,009
|
$10,132.35
₫246,950,206
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$0.94
₫22,814
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
$1.86
₫45,377
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$1.29
₫31,392
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,481
|
$24.96
₫608,423
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
$3.86
₫94,063
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,620
|
$33.66
₫820,428
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,706
|
$29.49
₫718,758
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,353
|
$90.06
₫2,194,921
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,481
|
$106.00
₫2,583,435
|
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