Cost of living comparison

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Vietnam vs. Tunisia Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 38.4% more expensive than Tunisia overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.9% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 58.3% more in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 11.8% more in Vietnam
Housing: pay 19.1% more in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.2% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 21.3% less in Vietnam

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, and transportation in Vietnam are more expensive than in Tunisia. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Vietnam. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Vietnam.

Vietnam vs. Tunisia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Tunisia, you would:

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pay 16.9% less for restaurants

	Tunisia	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 TND9.850	$1.88 ₫49,552	-44.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.85 TND14.050	$4.13 ₫108,558	-14.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 TND1.880	$0.53 ₫13,921	-18.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 TND0.750	$0.29 ₫7,496	+10.3%
Average			-16.9%

Tunisia vs. Vietnam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.3% more for groceries

	Tunisia	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 TND0.520	$0.86 ₫22,600	+375.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.46 TND15.820	$5.32 ₫139,791	-2.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.88 TND5.460	$5.20 ₫136,803	+176.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 TND4.720	$1.45 ₫38,057	-11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 TND7.340	$1.56 ₫40,929	-38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 TND2.600	$1.18 ₫31,133	+32.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.42 TND4.120	$0.47 ₫12,384	-66.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 TND1.400	$0.58 ₫15,126	+19.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 TND0.930	$0.49 ₫12,905	+53.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 TND0.940	$0.46 ₫12,211	+42.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TND0.850	$0.47 ₫12,265	+59.8%
Average			+58.3%

Tunisia vs. Vietnam - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.8% more for transportation

	Tunisia	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.21 TND9.290	$3.19 ₫83,913	-0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.45 TND30.300	$6.64 ₫174,695	-36.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,990.39 TND113,030.010	$33,225.24 ₫873,543,970	-14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.97 TND8.600	$5.90 ₫155,198	+99.0%
Average			+11.8%

Tunisia vs. Vietnam - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.1% more for housing

	Tunisia	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.74 TND51.410	$8.68 ₫228,136	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$205.53 TND595.820	$310.38 ₫8,160,248	+51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.80 TND405.270	$223.57 ₫5,878,051	+59.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.08 TND107.480	$43.27 ₫1,137,723	+16.7%
Average			+19.1%

Tunisia vs. Vietnam - Cost of housing

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Tunisia	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.27 TND264.570	$199.23 ₫5,238,011	+118.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,766.14 TND8,018.810	$12,262.04 ₫322,388,342	+343.3%
Average			+230.8%

Tunisia vs. Vietnam - Cost of childcare

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pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Tunisia	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.44 TND4.170	$0.93 ₫24,477	-35.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.81 TND2.340	$1.60 ₫42,019	+97.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 TND10.230	$1.28 ₫33,609	-63.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.29 TND82.000	$20.38 ₫535,792	-28.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.06 TND14.670	$3.19 ₫83,975	-36.9%
Average			-13.2%

Tunisia vs. Vietnam - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 21.3% less for clothing

	Tunisia	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.73 TND118.090	$31.66 ₫832,409	-22.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.43 TND143.290	$21.29 ₫559,848	-56.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.37 TND270.670	$72.72 ₫1,911,865	-22.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.59 TND193.050	$77.26 ₫2,031,418	+16.0%
Average			-21.3%

Tunisia vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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