Vietnam is 19.2% more expensive than Cameroon.

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Cameroon, you would:

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pay 30.9% less for restaurants

 
Cameroon
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.92
FCFA2,367
$1.84
₫46,457
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.62
FCFA2,181
$4.33
₫109,575
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.22
FCFA735
$0.55
₫13,870

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pay 22.1% less for groceries

 
Cameroon
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$0.71
FCFA430
$0.88
₫22,351
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.24
FCFA5,571
$6.02
₫152,208
Milk (1 gallon) $9.56
FCFA5,765
$5.38
₫136,198

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pay 7.6% less for transportation

 
Cameroon
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.36
FCFA2,632
$3.48
₫88,017
Monthly public transit pass $13.77
FCFA8,308
$6.87
₫173,709
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,642.86
FCFA17,880,769
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190

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pay 31.4% less for housing

 
Cameroon
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$73.33
FCFA44,232
$8.95
₫226,560
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $286.46
FCFA172,792
$304.25
₫7,697,434
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $195.38
FCFA117,852
$210.52
₫5,326,224

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

 
Cameroon
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $212.10
FCFA127,940
$212.34
₫5,372,124
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,868.56
FCFA1,127,126
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734

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pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Cameroon
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.28
FCFA770
$0.89
₫22,552
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.30
FCFA783
$1.56
₫39,559
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.98
FCFA1,196
$1.19
₫29,995

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pay 25.2% less for clothing

 
Cameroon
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$37.88
FCFA22,850
$28.72
₫726,738
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$49.96
FCFA30,134
$23.06
₫583,474
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.06
FCFA56,136
$81.55
₫2,063,185

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