Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 16.9% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Togo, you would:
pay 48.8% less for restaurants
Togo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CFA825
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
Togo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
CFA464
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
CFA2,303
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
CFA4,440
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CFA1,078
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
CFA1,695
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
CFA546
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
CFA526
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
CFA1,091
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
CFA943
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA780
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
CFA1,154
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 52.6% more for transportation
Togo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
CFA2,254
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
CFA30,934
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
CFA8,249,097
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
CFA2,011
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 3.3% more for housing
Togo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
CFA38,083
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
CFA166,271
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
CFA63,157
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
CFA55,853
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 79.3% more for childcare
Togo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
CFA67,024
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
CFA4,141,047
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
CFA516
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
CFA2,406
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
CFA19,935
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 75.7% more for clothing
Togo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
CFA13,061
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
CFA14,092
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
CFA19,592
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
CFA49,151
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
|
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