Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 49.0% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 17.9% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺60.19
|
$1.96
₫46,084
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺72.84
|
$4.91
₫115,288
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺12.39
|
$0.59
₫13,943
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺4.35
|
$0.38
₫9,025
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺7.84
|
$1.11
₫25,957
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺52.23
|
$6.92
₫162,529
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺61.39
|
$5.46
₫128,191
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺28.00
|
$1.62
₫37,968
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺31.77
|
$1.78
₫41,831
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺6.04
|
$1.40
₫32,817
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺10.43
|
$0.52
₫12,220
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺6.13
|
$0.78
₫18,248
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺8.44
|
$0.49
₫11,606
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺4.38
|
$0.55
₫13,018
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺3.87
|
$0.54
₫12,660
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺86.62
|
$4.05
₫95,116
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺305.03
|
$8.00
₫187,767
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺686,086.79
|
$40,523.11
₫951,482,571
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺86.38
|
$5.93
₫139,348
|
|
pay 31.3% more for housing
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺167.33
|
$10.02
₫235,207
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺4,359.50
|
$364.76
₫8,564,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺2,876.56
|
$221.46
₫5,199,836
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺988.65
|
$41.86
₫982,805
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺3,315.35
|
$226.70
₫5,323,021
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺69,332.51
|
$10,132.35
₫237,907,647
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺38.03
|
$0.94
₫21,979
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺30.90
|
$1.86
₫43,715
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺32.66
|
$1.29
₫30,243
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺400.41
|
$24.96
₫586,145
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺49.92
|
$3.86
₫90,618
|
|
pay 54.6% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺598.94
|
$33.66
₫790,387
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺516.47
|
$29.49
₫692,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺1,256.75
|
$90.06
₫2,114,549
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺850.16
|
$106.00
₫2,488,838
|
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