Cost of living comparison

 Da Lat, Vietnam
compared to
 Ankara, Turkey
Ankara vs. Da Lat Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 57.5% more expensive than Da Lat.

Restaurants
pay 64.6% more in Ankara
Groceries
pay 17.1% less in Ankara
Transportation
pay 9.7% more in Ankara
Housing
pay 60.6% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.7 times more in Ankara

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and transportation in Ankara are more expensive than in Da Lat. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Da Lat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Da Lat, you would:

pay 64.6% more for restaurants

 
Da Lat
Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.47
₫64,512
$8.72
TRY348.20
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.43
₫167,732
$7.27
TRY290.17
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.99
₫25,964
$1.27
TRY50.72

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pay 17.1% less for groceries

 
Da Lat
Ankara
Bread
1 loaf
$1.04
₫27,063
$0.83
TRY33.30
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.27
₫137,625
$4.61
TRY183.94
Milk (1 gallon) $5.54
₫144,568
$3.90
TRY155.73

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pay 9.7% more for transportation

 
Da Lat
Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.77
₫98,366
$4.81
TRY192.16
Monthly public transit pass ?? $8.72
TRY348.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $44,845.33
TRY1,789,759.25

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pay 60.6% more for housing

 
Da Lat
Ankara
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.67
₫330,700
$11.50
TRY459.05
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $275.97
₫7,201,513
$592.54
TRY23,647.87
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $199.24
₫5,199,082
$399.36
TRY15,938.36

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Da Lat
Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $502.10
TRY20,038.65
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $10,388.60
TRY414,604.96

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Da Lat
Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.90
₫23,463
$3.49
TRY139.28
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.26
₫32,924
$2.84
TRY113.45
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.19
₫30,966
$2.04
TRY81.25

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Da Lat
Ankara
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $56.66
TRY2,261.31
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $45.57
TRY1,818.62
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $104.18
TRY4,157.94

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