Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 3.3 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,942
|
$10.28
FCFA6,326
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
$10.30
FCFA6,336
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,110
|
$2.04
FCFA1,254
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,781
|
$1.36
FCFA834
|
|
pay 78.1% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
$1.83
FCFA1,129
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,133
|
$5.38
FCFA3,307
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,921
|
$6.92
FCFA4,258
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
$3.50
FCFA2,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,332
|
$2.67
FCFA1,642
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,563
|
$1.59
FCFA978
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,243
|
$1.14
FCFA702
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,775
|
$1.34
FCFA826
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,577
|
$1.78
FCFA1,095
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,108
|
$0.91
FCFA559
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,720
|
$1.04
FCFA640
|
|
pay 98.8% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,077
|
$3.88
FCFA2,387
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
$30.00
FCFA18,456
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,560,476
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,011
|
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
$1,000.79
FCFA615,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
$275.00
FCFA169,180
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
$250.06
FCFA153,834
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
$775.00
FCFA476,780
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,552,480
|
|
pay 82.9% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,818
|
$1.08
FCFA667
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,374
|
$3.32
FCFA2,040
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
$2.67
FCFA1,641
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,206
|
$60.03
FCFA36,931
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,203
|
$6.67
FCFA4,105
|
|
pay 79.3% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
$57.50
FCFA35,374
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
$69.73
FCFA42,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
$117.50
FCFA72,286
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
$190.16
FCFA116,984
|
|
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