Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 32.3% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Benin, you would:
pay 27.5% less for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
$1.92
₫48,875
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$0.54
₫13,709
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$0.33
₫8,277
|
|
pay 15.7% less for groceries
|
Benin
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA788
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,740
|
$6.05
₫154,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,473
|
$5.46
₫139,017
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,215
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,526
|
$1.55
₫39,378
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA738
|
$1.20
₫30,487
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.43
₫10,847
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$0.57
₫14,517
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.45
₫11,368
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA388
|
$0.48
₫12,115
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.48
₫12,271
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
|
Benin
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,360
|
$3.47
₫88,264
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.11
₫180,931
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,399
|
$5.64
₫143,619
|
|
pay 9.2% less for housing
|
Benin
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,754
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,006
|
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,206
|
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA117,869
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
|
pay 54.5% more for childcare
|
Benin
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,447
|
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,767,783
|
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$0.88
₫22,308
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
$1.58
₫40,226
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,336
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,681
|
$22.09
₫562,308
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
$3.38
₫85,992
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,276
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
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