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
TRY213.78
|
$1.84
₫45,576
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY208.16
|
$4.33
₫107,497
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY38.92
|
$0.55
₫13,607
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.50
|
$0.34
₫8,558
|
|
pay 58.7% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY23.71
|
$0.88
₫21,927
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY121.95
|
$6.02
₫149,321
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY99.04
|
$5.38
₫133,614
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY48.98
|
$1.49
₫37,000
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY86.54
|
$1.52
₫37,654
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.76
|
$1.26
₫31,389
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY20.10
|
$0.44
₫10,917
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.18
|
$0.63
₫15,739
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY12.02
|
$0.42
₫10,352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY9.02
|
$0.49
₫12,254
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.83
|
$0.49
₫12,212
|
|
pay 29.0% less for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY154.85
|
$3.48
₫86,347
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY645.36
|
$6.87
₫170,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,413,129.53
|
$34,303.88
₫851,424,673
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY223.87
|
$5.70
₫141,424
|
|
pay 20.1% less for housing
|
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY357.56
|
$8.95
₫222,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,701.36
|
$304.25
₫7,551,416
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY12,335.51
|
$210.52
₫5,225,188
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,487.41
|
$43.00
₫1,067,351
|
|
pay 40.0% more for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,530.69
|
$212.34
₫5,270,217
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY201,676.28
|
$11,971.85
₫297,142,066
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY81.45
|
$0.89
₫22,125
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY78.00
|
$1.56
₫38,809
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.68
|
$1.19
₫29,426
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,126.22
|
$22.79
₫565,708
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY151.46
|
$3.60
₫89,307
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,552.94
|
$28.72
₫712,952
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,275.48
|
$23.06
₫572,406
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,742.36
|
$81.55
₫2,024,047
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,518.40
|
$91.83
₫2,279,332
|
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