Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 16.1% cheaper than Vietnam.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.8% less for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,942
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,110
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,781
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 42.9% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,133
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,921
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,332
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,563
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,243
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,775
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,577
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,108
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,720
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 13.9% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,077
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,011
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 18.3% less for housing
Vietnam
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 46.2% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,818
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,374
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,206
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,203
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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