Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 62.7% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 3.5% less for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
TND9.510
|
$1.84
₫46,457
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.22
TND13.050
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.840
|
$0.55
₫13,870
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TND0.810
|
$0.34
₫8,723
|
|
pay 87.2% more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.68
TND14.460
|
$6.02
₫152,208
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.76
TND5.430
|
$5.38
₫136,198
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
TND4.380
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
TND7.250
|
$1.52
₫38,382
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
TND2.270
|
$1.26
₫31,996
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
TND3.790
|
$0.44
₫11,129
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.390
|
$0.63
₫16,044
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.930
|
$0.42
₫10,552
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.840
|
$0.49
₫12,491
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$0.49
₫12,448
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
TND9.410
|
$3.48
₫88,017
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.72
TND30.070
|
$6.87
₫173,709
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,826.68
TND107,707.770
|
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.91
TND9.000
|
$5.70
₫144,158
|
|
pay 17.3% more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.81
TND55.080
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.82
TND645.830
|
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.16
TND452.030
|
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.32
TND103.040
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.13
TND250.900
|
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,010.30
TND6,217.200
|
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
|
pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.790
|
$0.89
₫22,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.75
TND2.320
|
$1.56
₫39,559
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.24
TND10.030
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
TND82.640
|
$22.79
₫576,647
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
TND12.940
|
$3.60
₫91,034
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.81
TND110.750
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.84
TND157.240
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
TND259.330
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.57
TND199.690
|
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
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