Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 28.1% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.83
FCFA8,261
|
$2.06
₫48,141
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.05
FCFA12,908
|
$4.84
₫112,942
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
FCFA688
|
$0.58
₫13,580
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FCFA774
|
$0.39
₫9,096
|
|
pay 54.6% less for groceries
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
FCFA2,057
|
$0.90
₫20,991
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.20
₫168,169
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.11
FCFA5,863
|
$5.41
₫126,440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,239
|
$1.42
₫33,267
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
FCFA1,405
|
$1.65
₫38,624
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
FCFA1,639
|
$1.25
₫29,146
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
FCFA820
|
$0.50
₫11,620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
FCFA1,171
|
$0.72
₫16,929
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
FCFA820
|
$0.43
₫10,049
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
FCFA1,241
|
$0.55
₫12,872
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
FCFA1,171
|
$0.47
₫11,025
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.93
FCFA1,889
|
$4.22
₫98,459
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.22
FCFA28,475
|
$7.61
₫177,802
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,010.09
FCFA14,172,989
|
$41,229.46
₫962,855,151
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.15
FCFA4,606
|
$5.48
₫127,937
|
|
pay 32.0% more for housing
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$160.36
FCFA103,264
|
$10.34
₫241,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$200.46
FCFA129,080
|
$370.83
₫8,660,137
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.26
FCFA72,285
|
$231.89
₫5,415,472
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.56
FCFA22,900
|
$46.24
₫1,079,874
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.16
FCFA43,887
|
$170.02
₫3,970,476
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,740.36
FCFA1,120,673
|
$10,518.96
₫245,655,321
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
FCFA516
|
$0.90
₫21,133
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.41
FCFA4,131
|
$1.83
₫42,627
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
FCFA1,033
|
$1.33
₫31,156
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.80
FCFA35,285
|
$23.21
₫542,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.25
FCFA4,668
|
$3.82
₫89,151
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.05
FCFA15,490
|
$36.93
₫862,358
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$77.51
FCFA49,911
|
$35.21
₫822,265
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$240.55
FCFA154,896
|
$92.94
₫2,170,558
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.16
FCFA46,469
|
$89.47
₫2,089,331
|
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