Cost of Living Comparison

XAF

COMPARED TO

VND

Vietnam is 8.3% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

pay 77.8% less for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.77 FCFA8,494	$1.98 ₫44,885	-86.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$23.08 FCFA13,272	$4.28 ₫97,246	-81.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 FCFA929	$0.57 ₫12,930	-64.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 FCFA885	$0.33 ₫7,494	-78.6%
Average			-77.8%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Vietnam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.5% less for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$3.56 FCFA2,047	$0.80 ₫18,134	-77.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.00 FCFA3,451	$7.47 ₫169,655	+24.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.32 FCFA5,359	$5.49 ₫124,727	-41.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 FCFA1,274	$1.33 ₫30,254	-39.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 FCFA1,043	$1.55 ₫35,152	-14.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 FCFA1,284	$1.21 ₫27,452	-45.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.47 FCFA843	$0.50 ₫11,347	-65.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.09 FCFA1,204	$0.75 ₫17,099	-64.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 FCFA883	$0.39 ₫8,842	-74.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.90 FCFA1,092	$0.60 ₫13,559	-68.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.81 FCFA1,043	$0.42 ₫9,617	-76.7%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 15.9% less for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.38 FCFA1,943	$3.17 ₫72,011	-6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.92 FCFA29,278	$7.81 ₫177,375	-84.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,346.97 FCFA14,572,477	$41,781.21 ₫948,600,639	+64.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.68 FCFA4,990	$5.42 ₫122,993	-37.6%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 27.6% more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$146.82 FCFA84,409	$10.50 ₫238,335	-92.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$184.68 FCFA106,175	$359.67 ₫8,165,844	+94.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.27 FCFA74,322	$253.19 ₫5,748,427	+95.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.95 FCFA23,546	$46.06 ₫1,045,761	+12.5%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.49 FCFA45,124	$145.09 ₫3,294,063	+84.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,004.21 FCFA1,152,261	$9,920.47 ₫225,234,377	+395.0%
Average			+239.9%

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pay 51.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 FCFA796	$0.93 ₫21,125	-32.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.92 FCFA2,831	$1.67 ₫37,957	-66.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 FCFA1,062	$1.22 ₫27,701	-33.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.10 FCFA36,280	$21.98 ₫498,938	-65.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 FCFA4,799	$3.43 ₫77,823	-58.9%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 15.1% less for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.70 FCFA15,926	$37.00 ₫840,082	+33.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.64 FCFA37,161	$36.38 ₫825,994	-43.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$277.02 FCFA159,262	$103.32 ₫2,345,676	-62.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.87 FCFA42,470	$83.00 ₫1,884,471	+12.4%
Average			-15.1%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing

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