Cost of living comparison
Bangui is 3.7 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Bangui instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,745
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
$9.64
FCFA5,905
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,050
|
$2.23
FCFA1,369
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,742
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 53.5% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,439
|
$2.10
FCFA1,284
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,373
|
$15.86
FCFA9,719
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
$2.85
FCFA1,746
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,153
|
$4.56
FCFA2,795
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,423
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,190
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,697
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,527
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,052
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,666
|
?? | |
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,671
|
$5.70
FCFA3,495
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫202,681
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,416
|
?? | |
pay 8.2 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,234,521
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,483,241
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
?? |
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,725
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,187
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
$4.19
FCFA2,568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫632,702
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫97,816
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Bangui
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
?? |
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