Cost of living comparison

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Vietnam vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 1.9% cheaper than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 76.4% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 66.9% less in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 2.7% more in Vietnam
Housing: pay 81.1% less in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.3% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 67.1% less in Vietnam

The cost of childcare and transportation in Vietnam are more expensive than in Turkmenistan. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Vietnam. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Vietnam.

Vietnam vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Turkmenistan, you would:

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pay 76.4% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.29 TMT120.34	$1.88 ₫49,683	-94.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.57 TMT47.64	$4.13 ₫108,845	-69.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 TMT8.13	$0.53 ₫13,958	-77.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TMT2.81	$0.29 ₫7,515	-64.4%
Average			-76.4%

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pay 66.9% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 TMT5.89	$0.86 ₫22,659	-48.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$20.00 TMT70.20	$5.32 ₫140,160	-73.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.21 TMT63.90	$5.20 ₫137,163	-71.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.17 TMT21.66	$1.45 ₫38,157	-76.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.42 TMT29.57	$1.56 ₫41,037	-81.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 TMT8.64	$1.18 ₫31,215	-51.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.00 TMT14.06	$0.47 ₫12,417	-88.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.47 TMT12.17	$0.58 ₫15,166	-83.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 TMT5.63	$0.49 ₫12,939	-69.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 TMT3.18	$0.46 ₫12,243	-48.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 TMT2.84	$0.47 ₫12,298	-42.4%
Average			-66.9%

Turkmenistan vs. Vietnam - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7% more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$3.19 ₫84,134	+96.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.57 TMT30.09	$6.64 ₫175,156	-22.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154,189.29	$33,225.24 ₫875,846,709	-24.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$5.90 ₫155,607	-39.2%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 81.1% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$8.68 ₫228,737	-91.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.57 TMT3,961.29	$310.38 ₫8,181,759	-72.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00 TMT2,632.50	$223.57 ₫5,893,546	-70.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$43.27 ₫1,140,722	-90.1%
Average			-81.1%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$199.23 ₫5,251,819	+771.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,714.29 TMT90,257.14	$12,262.04 ₫323,238,187	-52.3%
Average			+359.7%

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pay 84.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 TMT18.05	$0.93 ₫24,541	-81.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 TMT24.75	$1.60 ₫42,129	-77.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$1.28 ₫33,698	-95.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$20.38 ₫537,204	-89.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.29 TMT50.14	$3.19 ₫84,196	-77.6%
Average			-84.3%

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pay 67.1% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.71 TMT230.66	$31.66 ₫834,603	-51.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.43 TMT426.21	$21.29 ₫561,324	-82.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$300.00 TMT1,053.00	$72.72 ₫1,916,905	-75.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.71 TMT651.86	$77.26 ₫2,036,773	-58.4%
Average			-67.1%

Turkmenistan vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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