Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 23.3% cheaper than Manila.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Manila, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
Manila
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱300.89
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱250.74
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱54.85
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱27.99
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
Manila
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱76.81
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱246.79
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱402.35
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱119.84
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱131.29
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱85.41
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱44.29
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱88.49
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱55.82
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱62.73
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱79.11
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
Manila
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱248.78
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱584.02
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,504,444.50
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱153.45
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 43.3% less for housing
Manila
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,668.22
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱26,852.01
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱14,104.10
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,596.72
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 37.2% less for childcare
Manila
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱28,814.29
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱831,026.49
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱70.21
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱170.28
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱170.50
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,414.28
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱376.11
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 6.4% more for clothing
Manila
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,905.57
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,573.34
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,224.19
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,719.24
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
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