Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 12.9% cheaper than Istanbul.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Istanbul, you would:
pay 33.7% less for restaurants
Istanbul
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.23
TRY202.02
|
$1.96
₫49,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
TRY185.18
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
TRY35.01
|
$0.59
₫15,117
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
TRY13.43
|
$0.38
₫9,786
|
|
pay 43.1% more for groceries
Istanbul
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
TRY20.13
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TRY134.54
|
$6.92
₫176,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY155.79
|
$5.46
₫138,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
TRY69.65
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
TRY73.45
|
$1.78
₫45,355
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.21
|
$1.40
₫35,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
TRY21.56
|
$0.52
₫13,249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
$0.78
₫19,785
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY19.10
|
$0.49
₫12,583
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY10.06
|
$0.55
₫14,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
TRY12.28
|
$0.54
₫13,727
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
Istanbul
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.24
TRY137.23
|
$4.05
₫103,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.37
TRY1,308.05
|
$8.00
₫203,586
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,354.50
TRY1,599,293.03
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.21
TRY136.50
|
$5.93
₫151,088
|
|
pay 34.6% less for housing
Istanbul
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.21
TRY363.23
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.05
TRY23,689.08
|
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.68
TRY14,247.34
|
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.15
TRY1,884.15
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
|
pay 7.5% less for childcare
Istanbul
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.28
TRY11,480.26
|
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,377.11
TRY271,453.53
|
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
Istanbul
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
TRY101.01
|
$0.94
₫23,831
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
TRY76.99
|
$1.86
₫47,398
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
TRY61.45
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.10
TRY1,104.95
|
$24.96
₫635,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.73
TRY153.20
|
$3.86
₫98,253
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
Istanbul
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.54
TRY1,734.80
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.09
TRY1,201.78
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.72
TRY3,101.84
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.00
TRY2,624.71
|
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
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