Cost of living comparison

 Democratic Republic of the Congo
compared to
 Vietnam
Vietnam vs. Democratic Republic of the Congo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $1.92
₫50,025
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.34
₫113,084
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.54
₫14,031

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.90
₫23,511
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.05
₫157,729
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $5.46
₫142,288

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $3.47
₫90,341
Monthly public transit pass ?? $7.11
₫185,188
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $35,423.92
₫922,934,698

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $8.68
₫226,233
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $297.09
₫7,740,360
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $207.27
₫5,400,196

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $205.27
₫5,348,006
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $12,496.31
₫325,578,792

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $0.88
₫22,833
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.58
₫41,173
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.27
₫32,978

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $28.00
₫729,436
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $22.19
₫578,235
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $79.50
₫2,071,169

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