Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 64.8% cheaper than Central African Republic.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 73.7% less for restaurants
|
Central African Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$1.92
₫48,875
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,284
|
$0.54
₫13,709
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$0.33
₫8,277
|
|
pay 41.6% less for groceries
|
Central African Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,798
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,927
|
$6.05
₫154,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,697
|
$5.46
₫139,017
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,261
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,564
|
$1.55
₫39,378
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA466
|
$1.20
₫30,487
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA466
|
$0.43
₫10,847
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$0.57
₫14,517
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.45
₫11,368
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,165
|
$0.48
₫12,115
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,631
|
$0.48
₫12,271
|
|
pay 62.6% less for transportation
|
Central African Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,835
|
$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) | ?? |
$5.64
₫143,619
|
|
pay 88.2% less for housing
|
Central African Republic
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$8.68
₫221,032
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,248,142
|
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,510,671
|
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Central African Republic
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
pay 58.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Central African Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,798
|
$0.88
₫22,308
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$1.58
₫40,226
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,569
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$22.09
₫562,308
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.38
₫85,992
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Central African Republic
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.00
₫712,666
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.19
₫564,941
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$79.86
₫2,032,778
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