Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 2.8 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,782
|
$13.96
FCFA8,720
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,274
|
$8.94
FCFA5,581
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,683
|
$1.88
FCFA1,176
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,261
|
$1.50
FCFA936
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,927
|
$2.56
FCFA1,601
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,809
|
$4.20
FCFA2,624
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,752
|
$7.87
FCFA4,916
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,107
|
$3.39
FCFA2,119
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,303
|
$2.20
FCFA1,372
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,429
|
$1.18
FCFA737
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,826
|
$0.91
FCFA569
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,489
|
$1.98
FCFA1,234
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,346
|
$1.21
FCFA755
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,092
|
$1.16
FCFA727
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,247
|
$1.05
FCFA656
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,096
|
$5.18
FCFA3,237
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,586
|
$22.59
FCFA14,109
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,997,914
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,546,311
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,345
|
$14.09
FCFA8,804
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,611
|
$75.50
FCFA47,156
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,547,996
|
$971.39
FCFA606,729
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,265,990
|
$357.68
FCFA223,405
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,014,006
|
$456.95
FCFA285,413
|
|
pay 27.5% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,215,097
|
$214.14
FCFA133,755
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,487,505
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,185,470
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,265
|
$2.76
FCFA1,727
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,150
|
$4.13
FCFA2,582
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,158
|
$3.75
FCFA2,342
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫561,236
|
$61.25
FCFA38,256
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,828
|
$8.17
FCFA5,103
|
|
pay 32.4% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫711,308
|
$35.83
FCFA22,382
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,864
|
$37.92
FCFA23,683
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,019,696
|
$92.22
FCFA57,602
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,028,904
|
$91.67
FCFA57,255
|
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