Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 81.3% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 22.9% more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.290
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.910
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.690
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.570
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.410
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.450
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.870
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.620
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.040
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.760
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 49.0% more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.580
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND34.170
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,710.740
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.260
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 45.5% more for housing
Tunisia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.730
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND527.520
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND405.340
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.740
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND192.480
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,382.040
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.840
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.630
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.800
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.450
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND119.430
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND138.530
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND280.290
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND181.110
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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