Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 64.8% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 8.2% less for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA548
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA246
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA445
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,750
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA5,022
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA969
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,269
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA396
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA396
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA312
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 99.6% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,483
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 62.9% more for housing
Yaounde
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,728
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,620
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,995
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA74,458
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,206,728
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA668
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA924
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,797
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,684
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 75.8% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,789
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,337
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,342
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,864
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
|
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