Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 67.3% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Chad, you would:
pay 41.9% less for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$1.92
₫48,875
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA567
|
$0.54
₫13,709
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.33
₫8,277
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$6.05
₫154,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
$5.46
₫139,017
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$1.55
₫39,378
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$1.20
₫30,487
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$0.43
₫10,847
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
$0.57
₫14,517
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA668
|
$0.45
₫11,368
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.48
₫12,115
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.48
₫12,271
|
|
pay 41.2% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
$3.47
₫88,264
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$7.11
₫180,931
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
$5.64
₫143,619
|
|
pay 59.4% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
|
pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$0.88
₫22,308
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.58
₫40,226
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
$22.09
₫562,308
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
$3.38
₫85,992
|
|
pay 13.3% less for clothing
|
Chad
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
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