Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 16.2% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 71.9% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 49.7% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 47.3% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 74.1% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 73.9% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
|
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