Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 3.2 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,742
|
$14.00
FCFA8,565
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
$8.94
FCFA5,468
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,955
|
$2.09
FCFA1,282
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,777
|
$1.50
FCFA917
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
$1.53
FCFA939
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,140
|
$4.61
FCFA2,823
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫137,032
|
$7.14
FCFA4,372
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
$3.52
FCFA2,153
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,617
|
$2.22
FCFA1,356
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,192
|
$1.44
FCFA880
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,197
|
$1.03
FCFA629
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,142
|
$2.29
FCFA1,399
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,617
|
$1.31
FCFA800
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,567
|
$1.33
FCFA811
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,524
|
$1.29
FCFA791
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,556
|
$5.17
FCFA3,160
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,773
|
$21.74
FCFA13,302
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,491,136
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,042
|
$20.24
FCFA12,385
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
$156.50
FCFA95,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
$1,030.70
FCFA630,677
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
$381.29
FCFA233,306
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
$456.95
FCFA279,605
|
|
pay 28.2% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
$214.14
FCFA131,033
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,120,642
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,691
|
$2.85
FCFA1,745
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,802
|
$4.18
FCFA2,559
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
$3.50
FCFA2,142
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,180
|
$75.25
FCFA46,045
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,591
|
$10.00
FCFA6,119
|
|
pay 22.2% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
$35.42
FCFA21,671
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
$35.56
FCFA21,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
$92.22
FCFA56,430
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
$90.00
FCFA55,070
|
|
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