Cost of living comparison
Niger is 92.6% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Niger instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,457
|
$4.98
F CFA3,003
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
$9.96
F CFA6,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,870
|
$1.39
F CFA838
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,723
|
$0.62
F CFA375
|
|
pay 37.9% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫152,208
|
$8.30
F CFA5,005
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,198
|
$8.67
F CFA5,229
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
$2.30
F CFA1,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,382
|
$3.36
F CFA2,024
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,996
|
$1.69
F CFA1,022
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,129
|
$0.60
F CFA363
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,044
|
$1.07
F CFA647
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,552
|
$0.73
F CFA443
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,491
|
$0.56
F CFA341
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,448
|
$0.26
F CFA159
|
|
pay 1.8% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,017
|
$3.51
F CFA2,114
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫173,709
|
$12.45
F CFA7,507
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,011,474
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫144,158
|
$3.82
F CFA2,302
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
$47.02
F CFA28,360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
$808.95
F CFA487,966
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
$370.90
F CFA223,730
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
$173.40
F CFA104,595
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
$940.32
F CFA567,208
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,752,630
|
|
pay 80.4% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,552
|
$1.24
F CFA751
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,559
|
$3.04
F CFA1,835
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
$2.49
F CFA1,501
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫576,647
|
$55.31
F CFA33,365
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,034
|
$4.15
F CFA2,502
|
|
pay 11.1% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
$41.48
F CFA25,024
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
$47.02
F CFA28,360
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
$41.48
F CFA25,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
$41.48
F CFA25,024
|
|
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