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
₫48,751
|
$13.96
FCFA8,684
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
$8.94
FCFA5,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,674
|
$1.88
FCFA1,172
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,256
|
$1.50
FCFA932
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
$2.56
FCFA1,594
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,712
|
$4.20
FCFA2,614
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,664
|
$7.87
FCFA4,896
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
$3.39
FCFA2,110
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,278
|
$2.20
FCFA1,366
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,410
|
$1.18
FCFA734
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,819
|
$0.91
FCFA567
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,480
|
$1.98
FCFA1,229
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,339
|
$1.21
FCFA752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,084
|
$1.16
FCFA724
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,240
|
$1.05
FCFA654
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,040
|
$5.18
FCFA3,224
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,471
|
$22.59
FCFA14,053
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,463,498
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,254
|
$14.09
FCFA8,768
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
$75.50
FCFA46,966
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
$971.39
FCFA604,284
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
$357.68
FCFA222,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
$456.95
FCFA284,263
|
|
pay 27.5% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
$214.14
FCFA133,216
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,172,631
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,251
|
$2.76
FCFA1,720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,124
|
$4.13
FCFA2,571
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
$3.75
FCFA2,333
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,880
|
$61.25
FCFA38,102
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,773
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 32.4% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
$35.83
FCFA22,291
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
$37.92
FCFA23,587
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
$92.22
FCFA57,370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
$91.67
FCFA57,024
|
|
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