Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 49.0% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 17.9% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.65
|
$1.96
₫49,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY118.17
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.10
|
$0.59
₫15,117
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.06
|
$0.38
₫9,786
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.72
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.73
|
$6.92
₫176,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.59
|
$5.46
₫138,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.42
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.54
|
$1.78
₫45,355
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.80
|
$1.40
₫35,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.92
|
$0.52
₫13,249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.94
|
$0.78
₫19,785
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.69
|
$0.49
₫12,583
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.11
|
$0.55
₫14,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.28
|
$0.54
₫13,727
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.54
|
$4.05
₫103,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY494.88
|
$8.00
₫203,586
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,113,113.02
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY140.15
|
$5.93
₫151,088
|
|
pay 31.3% more for housing
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.48
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,072.90
|
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,666.95
|
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,603.99
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,378.85
|
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,485.64
|
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.71
|
$0.94
₫23,831
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.13
|
$1.86
₫47,398
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY52.99
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY649.62
|
$24.96
₫635,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY80.99
|
$3.86
₫98,253
|
|
pay 54.6% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY971.73
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY837.92
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,038.96
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,379.31
|
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
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