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Vietnam vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 3.5 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.9% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 50.1% less in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 19.3% less in Vietnam
Housing: pay 18.8% more in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 20.7 times more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.6% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 33.5% less in Vietnam

The cost of childcare and housing in Vietnam are more expensive than in Equatorial Guinea. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Vietnam. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Vietnam.

Vietnam vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.9% less for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.07 FCFA8,164	$1.92 ₫48,155	-85.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,654	$4.34 ₫108,857	-64.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA765	$0.54 ₫13,507	-56.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA765	$0.33 ₫8,155	-73.5%
Average			-69.9%

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pay 50.1% less for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 FCFA2,025	$0.90 ₫22,632	-72.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA2,102	$6.05 ₫151,833	+79.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.69 FCFA6,052	$5.46 ₫136,969	-43.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,837	$1.46 ₫36,630	-50.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,935	$1.55 ₫38,798	-50.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,389	$1.20 ₫30,038	-46.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA926	$0.43 ₫10,687	-71.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,389	$0.57 ₫14,303	-74.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA926	$0.45 ₫11,200	-69.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,157	$0.48 ₫11,936	-74.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,389	$0.48 ₫12,090	-78.3%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 19.3% less for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 FCFA1,931	$3.47 ₫86,964	+12.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.38 FCFA16,476	$7.11 ₫178,265	-73.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,034.81 FCFA20,632,623	$35,423.92 ₫888,431,804	+7.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 FCFA4,592	$5.64 ₫141,503	-23.3%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 18.8% more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.34 FCFA10,205	$8.68 ₫217,776	-46.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.24 FCFA127,560	$297.09 ₫7,450,995	+45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.37 FCFA71,434	$207.27 ₫5,198,316	+81.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.86 FCFA26,142	$39.91 ₫1,000,974	-4.6%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 20.7 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$65.36 FCFA40,819	$205.27 ₫5,148,077	+214.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$326.78 FCFA204,097	$12,496.31 ₫313,407,389	+3724.1%
Average			+1969.1%

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pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 FCFA1,020	$0.88 ₫21,979	-46.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.72 FCFA3,572	$1.58 ₫39,634	-72.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,822	$1.27 ₫31,745	-72.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.02 FCFA30,615	$22.09 ₫554,024	-54.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,364	$3.38 ₫84,725	-37.3%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 33.5% less for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA15,307	$28.00 ₫702,167	+14.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$102.12 FCFA63,780	$22.19 ₫556,618	-78.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$245.08 FCFA153,073	$79.50 ₫1,993,741	-67.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.69 FCFA51,024	$79.86 ₫2,002,830	-2.2%
Average			-33.5%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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