Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 5.6 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 7.1 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,117
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,860
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,619
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫173,224
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫136,626
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫44,583
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫34,976
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,024
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,449
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,369
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,875
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,494
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
Vietnam
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫101,374
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫200,122
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫148,517
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 12.4 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 78.3% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 9.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,425
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫46,592
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫624,714
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫96,581
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
|
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