Republic of the Congo is 2.8 times more expensive than Vietnam.

If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Vietnam, you would:

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pay 4.4 times more for restaurants

 
Vietnam
Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.92
₫48,667
$13.96
FCFA8,657
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.34
₫110,013
$8.94
FCFA5,541
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.54
₫13,650
$1.88
FCFA1,168

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Vietnam
Republic of the Congo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.90
₫22,872
$2.56
FCFA1,589
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.05
₫153,446
$4.20
FCFA2,606
Milk (1 gallon) $5.46
₫138,424
$7.87
FCFA4,881

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Vietnam
Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.47
₫87,888
$5.18
FCFA3,214
Monthly public transit pass $7.11
₫180,159
$22.59
FCFA14,008
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,423.92
₫897,872,277
$32,895.05
FCFA20,398,691

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pay 6.3 times more for housing

 
Vietnam
Republic of the Congo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.68
₫220,090
$75.50
FCFA46,817
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $297.09
₫7,530,169
$971.39
FCFA602,370
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $207.27
₫5,253,553
$357.68
FCFA221,800

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pay 27.5% less for childcare

 
Vietnam
Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $205.27
₫5,202,780
$214.14
FCFA132,794
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,496.31
₫316,737,655
$5,100.00
FCFA3,162,583

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Vietnam
Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.88
₫22,213
$2.76
FCFA1,714
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.58
₫40,055
$4.13
FCFA2,563
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.27
₫32,083
$3.75
FCFA2,325

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pay 32.4% more for clothing

 
Vietnam
Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$28.00
₫709,628
$35.83
FCFA22,221
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.19
₫562,533
$37.92
FCFA23,513
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$79.50
₫2,014,926
$92.22
FCFA57,188

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