Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 16.2% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 71.9% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 49.7% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 47.3% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 74.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 73.9% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
|
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