Cost of living comparison

 Central African Republic
compared to
 Vietnam
Vietnam vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 64.8% cheaper than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants
pay 73.7% less in Vietnam
Groceries
pay 41.6% less in Vietnam
Transportation
pay 62.6% less in Vietnam
Housing
pay 88.2% less in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports
pay 58.0% less in Vietnam

Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Vietnam.

Vietnam vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

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
FCFA4,650
$1.92
₫50,165
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.25
FCFA6,975
$4.34
₫113,400
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
FCFA1,162
$0.54
₫14,070

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pay 41.6% less for groceries

 
Central African Republic
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$2.86
FCFA1,627
$0.90
₫23,576
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.06
FCFA1,744
$6.05
₫158,169
Milk (1 gallon) $17.01
FCFA9,681
$5.46
₫142,685

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pay 62.6% less for transportation

 
Central African Republic
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.28
FCFA5,281
$3.47
₫90,594
Monthly public transit pass ?? $7.11
₫185,705
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $35,423.92
₫925,510,675

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pay 88.2% less for housing

 
Central African Republic
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $8.68
₫226,865
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,984.60
FCFA1,129,604
$297.09
₫7,761,964
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,402.03
FCFA1,367,200
$207.27
₫5,415,268

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Central African Republic
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $205.27
₫5,362,933
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $12,496.31
₫326,487,506

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pay 58.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Central African Republic
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.86
FCFA1,627
$0.88
₫22,897
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.45
FCFA1,395
$1.58
₫41,288
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.08
FCFA2,325
$1.27
₫33,070

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Central African Republic
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $28.00
₫731,472
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $22.19
₫579,848
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $79.50
₫2,076,950

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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