Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 20.3% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$1.92
₫48,806
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
$4.34
₫110,328
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA772
|
$0.54
₫13,689
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA823
|
$0.33
₫8,265
|
|
pay 37.5% less for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA892
|
$0.90
₫22,938
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,143
|
$6.05
₫153,885
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,158
|
$5.46
₫138,820
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,135
|
$1.46
₫37,125
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,960
|
$1.55
₫39,322
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA902
|
$1.20
₫30,444
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA731
|
$0.43
₫10,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA902
|
$0.57
₫14,496
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$0.45
₫11,352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.48
₫12,098
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA700
|
$0.48
₫12,253
|
|
pay 21.2% less for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
$3.47
₫88,140
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
$7.11
₫180,675
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,488,932
|
$35,423.92
₫900,440,511
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,295
|
$5.64
₫143,416
|
|
pay 65.5% less for housing
|
Gabon
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,865
|
$8.68
₫220,720
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA531,526
|
$297.09
₫7,551,708
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,628
|
$207.27
₫5,268,580
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,447
|
$39.91
₫1,014,504
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,585
|
$205.27
₫5,217,662
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,343,472
|
$12,496.31
₫317,643,637
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$0.88
₫22,276
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,675
|
$1.58
₫40,169
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,543
|
$1.27
₫32,174
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA36,007
|
$22.09
₫561,512
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,836
|
$3.38
₫85,870
|
|
pay 9.7% less for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,150
|
$28.00
₫711,658
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,294
|
$22.19
₫564,142
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
$79.50
₫2,020,690
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,265
|
$79.86
₫2,029,902
|
|
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