Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.5% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 71.1% less for restaurants
|
Turkmenistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$28.57
TMT97.14
|
$1.98
₫44,885
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.43
TMT38.86
|
$4.28
₫97,246
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.21
TMT14.33
|
$0.57
₫12,930
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TMT1.94
|
$0.33
₫7,494
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
|
Turkmenistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
TMT2.27
|
$0.80
₫18,134
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.29
TMT21.37
|
$7.47
₫169,655
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
TMT41.37
|
$5.49
₫124,727
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
TMT14.09
|
$1.33
₫30,254
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
TMT16.57
|
$1.55
₫35,152
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
TMT2.66
|
$1.21
₫27,452
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.59
TMT8.81
|
$0.50
₫11,347
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.83
TMT16.41
|
$0.75
₫17,099
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
TMT4.85
|
$0.39
₫8,842
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
TMT3.53
|
$0.60
₫13,559
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.86
|
$0.42
₫9,617
|
|
pay 64.9% more for transportation
|
Turkmenistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.52
|
$3.17
₫72,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.29
TMT14.57
|
$7.81
₫177,375
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,299.82
TMT65,619.39
|
$41,781.21
₫948,600,639
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.29
TMT28.17
|
$5.42
₫122,993
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$476.19
TMT1,619.05
|
$10.50
₫238,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.71
TMT1,651.43
|
$359.67
₫8,165,844
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.33
TMT1,133.33
|
$253.19
₫5,748,427
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$873.95
TMT2,971.43
|
$46.06
₫1,045,761
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Turkmenistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.43
TMT79.66
|
$145.09
₫3,294,063
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,809.52
TMT67,352.38
|
$9,920.47
₫225,234,377
|
|
pay 73.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkmenistan
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
TMT12.14
|
$0.93
₫21,125
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
TMT16.90
|
$1.67
₫37,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$38.57
TMT131.14
|
$1.22
₫27,701
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.29
TMT184.57
|
$21.98
₫498,938
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.43
TMT38.86
|
$3.43
₫77,823
|
|
pay 73.5% less for clothing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$190.48
TMT647.62
|
$37.00
₫840,082
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$138.10
TMT469.52
|
$36.38
₫825,994
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$352.38
TMT1,198.10
|
$103.32
₫2,345,676
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$266.67
TMT906.67
|
$83.00
₫1,884,471
|
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