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Ankara vs. Vung Tau Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 2.0 times more expensive than Vung Tau.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 23.0% more in Ankara
Transportation: pay 32.5% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 65.0% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 88.7% more in Ankara

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, clothing, childcare, and transportation in Ankara are more expensive than in Vung Tau. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Vung Tau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Vung Tau, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Vung Tau	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.80 ₫47,332	$9.62 TRY410.93	+434.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.79 ₫99,647	$8.42 TRY359.56	+122.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,814	$1.21 TRY51.59	+148.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫8,045	$0.41 TRY17.49	+34.0%
Average			+184.8%

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pay 23.0% more for groceries

	Vung Tau	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.97 ₫25,576	$0.69 TRY29.48	-29.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.31 ₫87,191	$4.81 TRY205.38	+45.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.16 ₫135,794	$3.67 TRY156.66	-28.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.42 ₫37,278	$2.32 TRY99.07	+63.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 ₫42,831	$2.55 TRY108.76	+56.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ₫27,120	$0.70 TRY29.77	-32.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 ₫10,396	$1.05 TRY44.88	+166.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,320	$0.60 TRY25.62	+10.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ₫13,683	$0.64 TRY27.15	+22.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 ₫6,780	$0.30 TRY12.60	+14.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 ₫10,170	$0.25 TRY10.67	-35.3%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 32.5% more for transportation

	Vung Tau	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 ₫83,392	$4.41 TRY188.30	+39.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$9.02 TRY385.24
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,122.40 ₫976,541,854	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	+29.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.23 ₫137,513	$6.74 TRY287.65	+28.9%
Average			+32.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Vung Tau	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.58 ₫199,294	$13.72 TRY586.00	+81.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$303.04 ₫7,971,770	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	+136.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$208.34 ₫5,480,592	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	+146.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.97 ₫762,007	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	+114.6%
Average			+119.7%

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pay 65.0% more for childcare

	Vung Tau	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$263.06 ₫6,919,939	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	+128.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,892.02 ₫365,443,386	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	+1.6%
Average			+65.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vung Tau	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.68 ₫17,936	$3.61 TRY154.10	+429.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫47,728	$3.22 TRY137.60	+77.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.25 ₫32,884	$2.17 TRY92.46	+73.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.39 ₫378,659	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	+288.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$6.44 TRY274.81	+69.9%
Average			+187.7%

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pay 88.7% more for clothing

	Vung Tau	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ₫497,737	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	+203.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.82 ₫547,561	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	+118.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.29 ₫2,454,139	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	+11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.23 ₫2,084,321	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	+21.1%
Average			+88.7%

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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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