Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 20.9% cheaper than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.1% less in Vietnam
- Groceries
-
pay 27.8% less in Vietnam
- Transportation
-
pay 28.4% less in Vietnam
- Housing
-
pay 47.6% less in Vietnam
- Childcare
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pay 25.2% more in Vietnam
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.8% less in Vietnam
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Vietnam.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA720
|
$1.92
₫49,771
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,321
|
$4.34
₫112,509
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA448
|
$0.54
₫13,960
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA312
|
$0.33
₫8,429
|
|
pay 27.8% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA420
|
$0.90
₫23,391
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,801
|
$6.05
₫156,927
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,384
|
$5.46
₫141,565
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,682
|
$1.46
₫37,859
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,226
|
$1.55
₫40,100
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA871
|
$1.20
₫31,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA292
|
$0.43
₫11,045
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA242
|
$0.57
₫14,783
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA613
|
$0.45
₫11,576
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA702
|
$0.48
₫12,337
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA361
|
$0.48
₫12,496
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,844
|
$3.47
₫89,882
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.11
₫184,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,423.92
₫918,241,029
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.64
₫146,251
|
|
pay 47.6% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA26,357
|
$8.68
₫225,083
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA240,046
|
$297.09
₫7,700,996
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA168,032
|
$207.27
₫5,372,733
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA52,377
|
$39.91
₫1,034,560
|
|
pay 25.2% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA72,014
|
$205.27
₫5,320,808
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA8,845,872
|
$12,496.31
₫323,923,032
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA672
|
$0.88
₫22,717
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA960
|
$1.58
₫40,963
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA960
|
$1.27
₫32,810
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA33,606
|
$22.09
₫572,613
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,801
|
$3.38
₫87,568
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.00
₫725,726
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.19
₫575,294
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.50
₫2,060,636
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$79.86
₫2,070,031
|
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