Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 5.7% cheaper than Turkey.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 42.4% less for restaurants
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY213.73
|
$1.84
₫46,213
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY208.11
|
$4.33
₫108,998
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY38.91
|
$0.55
₫13,797
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.49
|
$0.34
₫8,677
|
|
pay 58.7% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY23.71
|
$0.88
₫22,234
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY121.92
|
$6.02
₫151,406
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY99.02
|
$5.38
₫135,480
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY48.97
|
$1.49
₫37,517
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY86.52
|
$1.52
₫38,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.75
|
$1.26
₫31,827
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY20.10
|
$0.44
₫11,070
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.17
|
$0.63
₫15,959
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY12.01
|
$0.42
₫10,496
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY9.02
|
$0.49
₫12,425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.83
|
$0.49
₫12,382
|
|
pay 29.0% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY154.81
|
$3.48
₫87,553
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY645.20
|
$6.87
₫172,794
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,412,787.37
|
$34,303.88
₫863,316,840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY223.81
|
$5.70
₫143,399
|
|
pay 20.1% less for housing
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY357.47
|
$8.95
₫225,366
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,698.05
|
$304.25
₫7,656,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY12,332.52
|
$210.52
₫5,298,170
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,487.05
|
$43.00
₫1,082,259
|
|
pay 40.0% more for childcare
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,528.39
|
$212.34
₫5,343,828
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY201,627.44
|
$11,971.85
₫301,292,360
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY81.43
|
$0.89
₫22,434
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY77.98
|
$1.56
₫39,351
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.67
|
$1.19
₫29,837
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,125.95
|
$22.79
₫573,610
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY151.43
|
$3.60
₫90,554
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,552.56
|
$28.72
₫722,911
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,275.17
|
$23.06
₫580,401
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,741.70
|
$81.55
₫2,052,318
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,517.79
|
$91.83
₫2,311,168
|
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