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Vung Tau vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Vung Tau is 36.9% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 55.4% less in Vung Tau
Groceries: pay 2.2% less in Vung Tau
Transportation: pay 24.5% less in Vung Tau
Housing: pay 53.8% less in Vung Tau
Childcare: pay 28.9% less in Vung Tau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.5% less in Vung Tau
Clothing: pay 37.3% less in Vung Tau

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, clothing, childcare, and transportation are lower in Vung Tau.

Vung Tau vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vung Tau instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 55.4% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Vung Tau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY410.93	$1.80 ₫47,332	-81.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.56	$3.79 ₫99,647	-55.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.59	$0.49 ₫12,814	-59.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.49	$0.31 ₫8,045	-25.4%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 2.2% less for groceries

	Ankara	Vung Tau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.48	$0.97 ₫25,576	+40.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.38	$3.31 ₫87,191	-31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.66	$5.16 ₫135,794	+40.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.07	$1.42 ₫37,278	-38.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.76	$1.63 ₫42,831	-36.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.77	$1.03 ₫27,120	+47.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.88	$0.40 ₫10,396	-62.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.62	$0.54 ₫14,320	-9.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.15	$0.52 ₫13,683	-18.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.60	$0.26 ₫6,780	-12.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.67	$0.39 ₫10,170	+54.6%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 24.5% less for transportation

	Ankara	Vung Tau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.30	$3.17 ₫83,392	-28.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.24	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	$37,122.40 ₫976,541,854	-22.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.65	$5.23 ₫137,513	-22.4%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 53.8% less for housing

	Ankara	Vung Tau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.00	$7.58 ₫199,294	-44.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	$303.04 ₫7,971,770	-57.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	$208.34 ₫5,480,592	-59.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	$28.97 ₫762,007	-53.4%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 28.9% less for childcare

	Ankara	Vung Tau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	$263.06 ₫6,919,939	-56.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	$13,892.02 ₫365,443,386	-1.5%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Vung Tau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.10	$0.68 ₫17,936	-81.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.60	$1.81 ₫47,728	-43.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.46	$1.25 ₫32,884	-42.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	$14.39 ₫378,659	-74.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY274.81	$3.79 ₫99,647	-41.1%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 37.3% less for clothing

	Ankara	Vung Tau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	$18.92 ₫497,737	-67.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	$20.82 ₫547,561	-54.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	$93.29 ₫2,454,139	-10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	$79.23 ₫2,084,321	-17.4%
Average			-37.3%

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