Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 42.4% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 69.0% less for restaurants
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.28
FCFA6,285
|
$1.96
₫46,084
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
FCFA6,295
|
$4.91
₫115,288
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,246
|
$0.59
₫13,943
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
FCFA829
|
$0.38
₫9,025
|
|
pay 35.2% less for groceries
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
FCFA1,121
|
$1.11
₫25,957
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FCFA3,285
|
$6.92
₫162,529
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.92
FCFA4,231
|
$5.46
₫128,191
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,141
|
$1.62
₫37,968
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
FCFA1,631
|
$1.78
₫41,831
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA971
|
$1.40
₫32,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA697
|
$0.52
₫12,220
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
FCFA821
|
$0.78
₫18,248
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
FCFA1,088
|
$0.49
₫11,606
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA555
|
$0.55
₫13,018
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA636
|
$0.54
₫12,660
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
FCFA2,372
|
$4.05
₫95,116
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA18,338
|
$8.00
₫187,767
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,420.80
FCFA20,428,581
|
$40,523.11
₫951,482,571
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,772
|
$5.93
₫139,348
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,376
|
$10.02
₫235,207
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.79
FCFA611,734
|
$364.76
₫8,564,661
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.00
FCFA168,095
|
$221.46
₫5,199,836
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.06
FCFA152,847
|
$41.86
₫982,805
|
|
pay 16.9% less for childcare
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.00
FCFA473,721
|
$226.70
₫5,323,021
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,400.00
FCFA4,523,276
|
$10,132.35
₫237,907,647
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA663
|
$0.94
₫21,979
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
FCFA2,027
|
$1.86
₫43,715
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,631
|
$1.29
₫30,243
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA36,694
|
$24.96
₫586,145
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA4,078
|
$3.86
₫90,618
|
|
pay 41.7% less for clothing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,147
|
$33.66
₫790,387
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.73
FCFA42,622
|
$29.49
₫692,439
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.50
FCFA71,822
|
$90.06
₫2,114,549
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$190.16
FCFA116,234
|
$106.00
₫2,488,838
|
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