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
₫48,745
|
$6.54
F CFA4,056
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,190
|
$8.99
F CFA5,577
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,672
|
$0.93
F CFA575
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,255
|
$0.98
F CFA610
|
|
pay 55.3% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,909
|
$0.55
F CFA342
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,692
|
$6.75
F CFA4,186
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,646
|
$10.56
F CFA6,552
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,079
|
$2.41
F CFA1,498
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,273
|
$4.39
F CFA2,722
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,406
|
$1.02
F CFA631
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,818
|
$0.82
F CFA506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,478
|
$0.99
F CFA613
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,338
|
$0.88
F CFA547
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,082
|
$0.64
F CFA399
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,238
|
$0.54
F CFA336
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,029
|
$6.12
F CFA3,800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,448
|
$24.51
F CFA15,209
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,312,637
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,729,661
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,236
|
$25.33
F CFA15,716
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,443
|
$48.58
F CFA30,147
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,542,249
|
$932.62
F CFA578,739
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,261,980
|
$326.78
F CFA202,784
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,234
|
$97.46
F CFA60,477
|
|
pay 12.1% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,126
|
$249.17
F CFA154,623
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,245,763
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,217,902
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,248
|
$2.45
F CFA1,521
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,119
|
$4.23
F CFA2,626
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,134
|
$1.47
F CFA913
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,809
|
$64.81
F CFA40,219
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,763
|
$8.17
F CFA5,070
|
|
pay 51.6% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,766
|
$58.82
F CFA36,501
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,435
|
$37.58
F CFA23,320
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,159
|
$88.23
F CFA54,752
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,360
|
$92.72
F CFA57,540
|
|
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