Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 13.4% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Togo, you would:
pay 45.4% less for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.28
F CFA1,437
|
$1.92
₫48,875
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
F CFA3,592
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
F CFA1,387
|
$0.54
₫13,709
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
F CFA599
|
$0.33
₫8,277
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
|
Togo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
F CFA606
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.65
F CFA2,295
|
$6.05
₫154,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
F CFA4,744
|
$5.46
₫139,017
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
F CFA1,074
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
$1.55
₫39,378
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA777
|
$1.20
₫30,487
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
F CFA583
|
$0.43
₫10,847
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA855
|
$0.57
₫14,517
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
F CFA971
|
$0.45
₫11,368
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA777
|
$0.48
₫12,115
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.73
F CFA1,088
|
$0.48
₫12,271
|
|
pay 37.2% more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
F CFA2,533
|
$3.47
₫88,264
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.02
F CFA30,827
|
$7.11
₫180,931
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,071.14
F CFA8,220,617
|
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.19
F CFA2,004
|
$5.64
₫143,619
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
|
Togo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.43
F CFA33,602
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.47
F CFA165,697
|
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.08
F CFA62,939
|
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
F CFA67,422
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Togo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,792.75
F CFA3,014,226
|
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
|
pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
F CFA514
|
$0.88
₫22,308
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
F CFA2,398
|
$1.58
₫40,226
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
F CFA1,182
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.86
F CFA20,038
|
$22.09
₫562,308
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$3.38
₫85,992
|
|
pay 48.3% more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
F CFA13,016
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.33
F CFA14,044
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.04
F CFA19,524
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.88
F CFA48,981
|
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
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