Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 49.0% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.60
FCFA6,096
|
$2.06
₫46,802
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
FCFA5,462
|
$4.84
₫109,800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
FCFA974
|
$0.58
₫13,202
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA794
|
$0.39
₫8,843
|
|
pay 44.7% less for groceries
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
FCFA938
|
$0.90
₫20,407
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
FCFA3,977
|
$7.20
₫163,492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.67
FCFA3,836
|
$5.41
₫122,923
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,013
|
$1.42
₫32,341
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
FCFA1,674
|
$1.65
₫37,550
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
FCFA1,018
|
$1.25
₫28,335
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
FCFA685
|
$0.50
₫11,297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA913
|
$0.72
₫16,458
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
FCFA1,043
|
$0.43
₫9,769
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA701
|
$0.55
₫12,514
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
FCFA619
|
$0.47
₫10,718
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
FCFA2,579
|
$4.22
₫95,720
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA17,248
|
$7.61
₫172,857
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,750.00
FCFA16,528,950
|
$41,229.46
₫936,073,553
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
FCFA7,958
|
$5.48
₫124,379
|
|
pay 76.5% less for housing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA172,476
|
$10.34
₫234,818
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,375.39
FCFA790,741
|
$370.83
₫8,419,258
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,000.00
FCFA574,920
|
$231.89
₫5,264,842
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
FCFA65,947
|
$46.24
₫1,049,838
|
|
pay 45.1% less for childcare
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$600.00
FCFA344,952
|
$170.02
₫3,860,038
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,900.00
FCFA7,416,468
|
$10,518.96
₫238,822,474
|
|
pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA623
|
$0.90
₫20,546
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
FCFA2,129
|
$1.83
₫41,442
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,534
|
$1.33
₫30,289
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA34,513
|
$23.21
₫526,952
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA3,836
|
$3.82
₫86,671
|
|
pay 41.1% less for clothing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.00
FCFA31,621
|
$36.93
₫838,372
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.67
FCFA38,328
|
$35.21
₫799,394
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.25
FCFA75,458
|
$92.94
₫2,110,185
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$199.61
FCFA114,759
|
$89.47
₫2,031,217
|
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