Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 30.4% more expensive than Cebu.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Cebu, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
Cebu
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
₱158.69
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
₱190.43
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
₱30.56
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.71
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 16.8% less for groceries
Cebu
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
₱62.55
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
₱251.26
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.59
₱379.74
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
₱102.80
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
₱114.85
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
₱101.33
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
₱31.41
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
₱112.11
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
₱43.79
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₱49.33
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
₱66.53
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 54.3% more for transportation
Cebu
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
₱291.11
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₱460.99
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,375,294.45
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.79
₱160.80
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 39.4% less for housing
Cebu
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.91
₱2,473.75
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.15
₱29,753.97
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.93
₱14,810.86
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.06
₱3,865.84
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Cebu
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.73
₱6,325.47
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,431.64
₱140,174.24
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
Cebu
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
₱84.63
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
₱167.28
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
₱126.95
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.95
₱1,957.15
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
₱264.48
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 30.7% more for clothing
Cebu
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.37
₱2,327.42
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.79
₱1,256.28
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.67
₱3,901.08
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.94
₱3,570.48
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
|
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