Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 81.3% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 22.9% more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.240
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.840
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.680
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.480
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.380
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.430
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.830
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.970
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.600
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.030
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 49.0% more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.520
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND33.940
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,132.860
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.210
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 45.5% more for housing
Tunisia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.320
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND524.000
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND402.630
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.110
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND191.190
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,332.840
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.810
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.430
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.570
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.270
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.350
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND118.640
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND137.600
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND278.420
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND179.910
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
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