Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 46.5% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 98.4% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,748
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,956
|
$1.05
TRY33.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,778
|
$0.42
TRY13.47
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
$0.63
TRY20.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,160
|
$3.70
TRY119.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫137,049
|
$3.76
TRY121.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
$1.73
TRY55.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,622
|
$2.58
TRY83.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,196
|
$0.47
TRY15.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,198
|
$0.66
TRY21.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,144
|
$0.46
TRY14.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,618
|
$0.49
TRY15.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,569
|
$0.28
TRY8.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,526
|
$0.20
TRY6.48
|
|
pay 24.5% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,567
|
$4.74
TRY153.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,795
|
$8.55
TRY277.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,511,530.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,060
|
$5.75
TRY186.42
|
|
pay 49.1% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
$10.93
TRY354.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
$534.79
TRY17,329.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
$366.77
TRY11,884.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
$53.48
TRY1,732.90
|
|
pay 38.4% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
$446.32
TRY14,462.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
$7,966.43
TRY258,145.77
|
|
pay 86.6% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,694
|
$3.03
TRY98.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,807
|
$2.34
TRY75.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
$1.80
TRY58.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,254
|
$36.76
TRY1,191.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,603
|
$4.66
TRY151.15
|
|
pay 40.8% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
$48.03
TRY1,556.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
$44.31
TRY1,435.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
$92.67
TRY3,002.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
$82.89
TRY2,685.87
|
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