Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 21.9% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY30.98
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.87
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 65.6% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.49
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.59
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.54
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.80
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY65.92
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.29
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY22.98
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.34
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.42
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.24
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.10
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
Ankara
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY139.73
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY504.25
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,344,674.01
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY127.74
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 3.0% less for housing
Ankara
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY311.89
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,247.64
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,514.77
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,614.90
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,334.47
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,381.39
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.04
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.78
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.83
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY756.44
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.41
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 10.6% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,431.56
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,082.78
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,487.65
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,129.49
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
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