Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 26.5% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Mali, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,922
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,973
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA547
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA352
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
Mali
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,807
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,046
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA293
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA656
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA781
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA284
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA373
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
Mali
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA3,008
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,760,001
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
Mali
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,111
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA615,200
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA331,218
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,723
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 15.6% less for childcare
Mali
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,382,400
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,230
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA43,028
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,691
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
Mali
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,380
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,900
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
|
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