Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 3.4 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫47,644
|
$10.56
FCFA6,331
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫119,191
|
$11.60
FCFA6,950
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,415
|
$2.33
FCFA1,394
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,331
|
$0.71
FCFA427
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫26,836
|
$1.67
FCFA1,000
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫168,031
|
$4.75
FCFA2,846
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫132,530
|
$8.16
FCFA4,893
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫39,253
|
$3.00
FCFA1,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫43,247
|
$2.16
FCFA1,296
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫33,927
|
$2.27
FCFA1,361
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫12,633
|
$1.37
FCFA824
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫18,866
|
$1.89
FCFA1,134
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫11,998
|
$2.77
FCFA1,658
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,459
|
$1.14
FCFA680
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,089
|
$1.51
FCFA907
|
|
pay 48.2% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫98,335
|
$3.79
FCFA2,268
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫194,123
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫983,690,320
|
$44,341.60
FCFA26,571,680
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫144,065
|
$14.35
FCFA8,599
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫243,169
|
$300.00
FCFA179,775
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫8,854,575
|
$501.57
FCFA300,567
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,375,851
|
$250.00
FCFA149,812
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,016,073
|
$423.64
FCFA253,866
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,503,205
|
$1,200.00
FCFA719,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫245,960,836
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,273,396
|
|
pay 62.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫22,723
|
$1.17
FCFA700
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫45,195
|
$3.13
FCFA1,877
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫31,267
|
$1.34
FCFA800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫605,986
|
$50.06
FCFA30,000
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫93,686
|
$8.34
FCFA5,000
|
|
pay 41.6% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫817,141
|
$40.00
FCFA23,970
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫715,879
|
$64.46
FCFA38,627
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,186,127
|
$127.50
FCFA76,404
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,573,085
|
$92.81
FCFA55,618
|
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