Cost of living comparison
Niger is 94.2% 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 |
$1.92
₫48,875
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
$9.80
F CFA6,165
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,709
|
$1.37
F CFA861
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,277
|
$0.61
F CFA385
|
|
pay 37.5% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
$0.51
F CFA321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫154,103
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫139,017
|
$8.54
F CFA5,368
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
$2.26
F CFA1,423
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,378
|
$3.30
F CFA2,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,487
|
$1.67
F CFA1,049
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,847
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,517
|
$1.06
F CFA664
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,368
|
$0.72
F CFA454
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,115
|
$0.56
F CFA350
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,271
|
$0.26
F CFA163
|
|
pay 1.5% less for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,264
|
$3.45
F CFA2,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,931
|
$12.25
F CFA7,707
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
$19,606.70
F CFA12,330,925
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,619
|
$3.76
F CFA2,363
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
$796.52
F CFA500,944
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
$170.73
F CFA107,377
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
$925.87
F CFA582,294
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
$4,493.20
F CFA2,825,837
|
|
pay 78.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,308
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,226
|
$3.00
F CFA1,884
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫562,308
|
$54.46
F CFA34,253
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,992
|
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
$46.29
F CFA29,115
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
$40.85
F CFA25,689
|
|
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