Cost of living comparison
Benin is 48.5% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Benin instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 30.9% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,885
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$0.68
F CFA417
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$1.33
F CFA810
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$0.74
F CFA452
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$0.63
F CFA386
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$0.66
F CFA401
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
|
pay 27.1% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
|
pay 51.0% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
pay 67.2% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
|
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