Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 73.9% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 90.8% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 43.2% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 88.3% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Brazzaville

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh City. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

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Brazzaville vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,832	$8.40 FCFA4,903	+336.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫120K	$4.93 FCFA2,880	+6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,905	$1.60 FCFA935	+198.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,590	$1.32 FCFA769	+297.0%
Average			+154.3%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.8% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,843	$4.78 FCFA2,790	+344.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫157K	$8.09 FCFA4,722	+33.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫159K	$10.66 FCFA6,225	+74.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫42,008	$2.93 FCFA1,713	+80.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,570	$4.17 FCFA2,437	+153.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,261	$1.11 FCFA648	-18.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,953	$0.77 FCFA452	+34.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,715	$1.65 FCFA965	+128.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,918	$1.35 FCFA790	+135.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,104	$1.19 FCFA697	+119.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,662	$1.06 FCFA617	+100.4%
Average			+90.8%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Brazzaville - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.2% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,950	$5.01 FCFA2,924	+41.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫299K	$23.39 FCFA13,657	+102.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	-4.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$12.49 FCFA7,289	+115.2%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫271K	$42.68 FCFA24,915	+307.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$1,154.87 FCFA674K	+97.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$450.79 FCFA263K	+51.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$631.61 FCFA369K	+697.1%
Average			+126.8%

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pay 88.3% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$51.21 FCFA29,898	-88.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫610M	??
Average			-88.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,762	$5.70 FCFA3,326	+451.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,978	$3.97 FCFA2,316	+118.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,892	$3.76 FCFA2,193	+204.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫671K	$25.82 FCFA15,074	-0.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,697	$5.72 FCFA3,342	+65.2%
Average			+108.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫896K	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	??

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Brazzaville - Cost of clothing

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