Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 19.6% cheaper than Vietnam.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.06
₫48,141
|
$2.69
₺46.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
₫112,942
|
$3.25
₺56.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
₫13,580
|
$0.54
₺9.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₫9,096
|
$0.21
₺3.57
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫20,991
|
$0.38
₺6.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
₫168,169
|
$2.07
₺35.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₫126,440
|
$2.47
₺42.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₫33,267
|
$1.22
₺20.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.65
₫38,624
|
$1.48
₺25.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
₫29,146
|
$0.29
₺4.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
₫11,620
|
$0.51
₺8.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
₫16,929
|
$0.28
₺4.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,049
|
$0.46
₺7.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫12,872
|
$0.19
₺3.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,025
|
$0.14
₺2.37
|
|
pay 22.8% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
₫98,459
|
$4.77
₺82.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.61
₫177,802
|
$17.22
₺297.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.46
₫962,855,151
|
$33,690.06
₺581,666.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.48
₫127,937
|
$3.85
₺66.41
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
₫241,536
|
$8.18
₺141.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.83
₫8,660,137
|
$157.58
₺2,720.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.89
₫5,415,472
|
$105.85
₺1,827.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.24
₫1,079,874
|
$47.63
₺822.26
|
|
pay 40.1% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.02
₫3,970,476
|
$154.40
₺2,665.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,518.96
₫245,655,321
|
$3,050.83
₺52,673.31
|
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
₫21,133
|
$1.81
₺31.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫42,627
|
$1.34
₺23.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.33
₫31,156
|
$1.56
₺26.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.21
₫542,028
|
$16.90
₺291.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
₫89,151
|
$2.39
₺41.25
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
₫862,358
|
$28.40
₺490.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
₫822,265
|
$25.58
₺441.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
₫2,170,558
|
$58.51
₺1,010.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.47
₫2,089,331
|
$39.74
₺686.14
|
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