Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 2.1 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,751
|
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,674
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,256
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
pay 55.3% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,712
|
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,664
|
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,278
|
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,410
|
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,819
|
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,480
|
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,339
|
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,084
|
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,240
|
$0.54
F CFA337
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,040
|
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,471
|
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,254
|
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
|
pay 12.1% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,251
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,124
|
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,880
|
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,773
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 51.6% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
|
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