Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 2.2 times more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 65.8% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 12.4% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 98.4% more in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Vietnam. Notably, transportation, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Vietnam, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.88 ₫49,592	$3.58 F CFA2,012	+89.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.13 ₫109K	$11.18 F CFA6,287	+170.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 ₫13,932	$0.84 F CFA475	+59.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 ₫7,502	$0.84 F CFA473	+194.9%
Average			+128.8%

Vietnam vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.8% more for groceries

	Vietnam	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 ₫22,618	$0.52 F CFA293	-39.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 ₫140K	$11.63 F CFA6,539	+118.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.20 ₫137K	$9.04 F CFA5,087	+73.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 ₫38,087	$2.26 F CFA1,270	+56.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.56 ₫40,961	$3.96 F CFA2,228	+154.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 ₫31,158	$1.82 F CFA1,021	+53.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,394	$0.52 F CFA290	+9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫15,138	$1.02 F CFA572	+76.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,915	$0.92 F CFA516	+87.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,221	$0.76 F CFA427	+63.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,275	$0.79 F CFA445	+69.6%
Average			+65.8%

Vietnam vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Vietnam	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 ₫83,979	$5.92 F CFA3,332	+85.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.64 ₫175K	$49.19 F CFA27,665	+640.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,225.24 ₫874M	$30,855.61 F CFA17M	-7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.90 ₫155K	$16.10 F CFA9,054	+172.7%
Average			+222.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Vietnam	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.68 ₫228K	$43.08 F CFA24,228	+396.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$310.38 ₫8M	$593.76 F CFA334K	+91.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.57 ₫6M	$371.16 F CFA209K	+66.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.27 ₫1M	$154.37 F CFA86,820	+256.7%
Average			+202.6%

Vietnam vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of housing

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pay 12.4% less for childcare

	Vietnam	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.23 ₫5M	$295.14 F CFA166K	+48.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,262.04 ₫323M	$3,311.61 F CFA2M	-73.0%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.93 ₫24,496	$1.07 F CFA604	+15.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 ₫42,052	$2.01 F CFA1,132	+25.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.28 ₫33,636	$1.79 F CFA1,006	+39.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.38 ₫536K	$80.64 F CFA45,354	+295.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 ₫84,041	$8.94 F CFA5,030	+180.0%
Average			+111.4%

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pay 98.4% more for clothing

	Vietnam	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.66 ₫833K	$83.47 F CFA46,947	+163.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.29 ₫560K	$47.70 F CFA26,827	+124.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.72 ₫2M	$89.44 F CFA50,300	+23.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.26 ₫2M	$141.31 F CFA79,474	+82.9%
Average			+98.4%

Vietnam vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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