Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 46.0% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 0.7% less for restaurants
Tunis
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
TND9.200
|
$1.96
₫49,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
TND15.330
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.840
|
$0.59
₫14,860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
TND0.920
|
$0.38
₫9,619
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Tunis
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
TND14.990
|
$6.92
₫173,224
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.89
TND5.890
|
$5.46
₫136,626
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.550
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.370
|
$1.78
₫44,583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
TND2.460
|
$1.40
₫34,976
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
TND3.550
|
$0.52
₫13,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TND1.280
|
$0.78
₫19,449
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TND0.900
|
$0.49
₫12,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.830
|
$0.55
₫13,875
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.740
|
$0.54
₫13,494
|
|
pay 25.8% more for transportation
Tunis
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
TND8.840
|
$4.05
₫101,374
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.77
TND45.990
|
$8.00
₫200,122
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,376.54
TND122,648.070
|
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.92
TND9.100
|
$5.93
₫148,517
|
|
pay 6.8% more for housing
Tunis
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.41
TND66.680
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.62
TND733.910
|
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.65
TND565.790
|
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.41
TND125.870
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Tunis
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.35
TND297.000
|
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,006.51
TND9,364.540
|
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
TND5.110
|
$0.94
₫23,425
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.82
TND2.560
|
$1.86
₫46,592
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.28
TND10.220
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.70
TND89.400
|
$24.96
₫624,714
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
TND15.330
|
$3.86
₫96,581
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Tunis
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
TND140.740
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.96
TND149.390
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
TND304.580
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.02
TND224.310
|
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
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