Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 61.6% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 74.6% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
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
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$0.82
F CFA498
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$0.71
F CFA434
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
$6.43
F CFA3,914
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$7.37
F CFA4,489
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$2.10
F CFA1,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$0.49
F CFA301
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$4.38
F CFA2,668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
$30,169.81
F CFA18,378,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
$59.50
F CFA36,246
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$567.30
F CFA345,571
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$235.35
F CFA143,366
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$104.94
F CFA63,925
|
|
pay 60.8% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
$117.33
F CFA71,470
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
$2,700.38
F CFA1,644,951
|
|
pay 64.0% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$1.09
F CFA664
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$2.93
F CFA1,787
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$1.26
F CFA766
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$57.83
F CFA35,225
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 25.8% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$63.45
F CFA38,652
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$44.00
F CFA26,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$70.56
F CFA42,984
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
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