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
FCFA6,193
|
$1.96
₫48,516
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
FCFA6,203
|
$4.91
₫121,371
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,227
|
$0.59
₫14,678
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
FCFA817
|
$0.38
₫9,502
|
|
pay 35.2% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
FCFA1,105
|
$1.11
₫27,327
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FCFA3,238
|
$6.92
₫171,105
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.92
FCFA4,169
|
$5.46
₫134,955
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,109
|
$1.62
₫39,971
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
FCFA1,608
|
$1.78
₫44,038
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA957
|
$1.40
₫34,548
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA687
|
$0.52
₫12,864
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
FCFA809
|
$0.78
₫19,211
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
FCFA1,073
|
$0.49
₫12,218
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA547
|
$0.55
₫13,705
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA627
|
$0.54
₫13,328
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
FCFA2,337
|
$4.05
₫100,134
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA18,070
|
$8.00
₫197,673
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,420.80
FCFA20,130,433
|
$40,523.11
₫1,001,683,682
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,643
|
$5.93
₫146,700
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA180,700
|
$10.02
₫247,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.79
FCFA602,806
|
$364.76
₫9,016,540
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.00
FCFA165,641
|
$221.46
₫5,474,184
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.06
FCFA150,616
|
$41.86
₫1,034,659
|
|
pay 16.9% less for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.00
FCFA466,808
|
$226.70
₫5,603,868
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,400.00
FCFA4,457,261
|
$10,132.35
₫250,459,877
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA653
|
$0.94
₫23,138
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
FCFA1,997
|
$1.86
₫46,022
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,607
|
$1.29
₫31,839
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA36,159
|
$24.96
₫617,070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA4,019
|
$3.86
₫95,400
|
|
pay 41.7% less for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,634
|
$33.66
₫832,088
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.73
FCFA42,000
|
$29.49
₫728,973
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.50
FCFA70,774
|
$90.06
₫2,226,115
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$190.16
FCFA114,537
|
$106.00
₫2,620,151
|
|
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