Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 35.6% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 65.5% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA888
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA821
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,171
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,757
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,461
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,041
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA613
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA587
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA478
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA363
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 40.9% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,709
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,628
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,668,856
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,679
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 60.8% less for housing
Senegal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,282
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA566,419
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA222,552
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,629
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 8.3% more for childcare
Senegal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA154,061
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,543,285
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,515
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,392
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA808
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA40,073
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,368
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,888
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,310
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,966
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
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