Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 6.3% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 1.3% less for restaurants
|
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱193.18
|
$1.96
₫49,967
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱176.43
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱41.14
|
$0.59
₫15,117
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.82
|
$0.38
₫9,786
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
|
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱70.60
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱187.41
|
$6.92
₫176,223
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱389.13
|
$5.46
₫138,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱104.80
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱110.09
|
$1.78
₫45,355
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱67.09
|
$1.40
₫35,582
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.99
|
$0.52
₫13,249
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱61.12
|
$0.78
₫19,785
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.48
|
$0.49
₫12,583
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.44
|
$0.55
₫14,115
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.93
|
$0.54
₫13,727
|
|
pay 15.8% more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱283.09
|
$4.05
₫103,129
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱696.34
|
$8.00
₫203,586
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,449,142.60
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱222.12
|
$5.93
₫151,088
|
|
pay 15.8% less for housing
|
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,212.00
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,599.15
|
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,924.60
|
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,312.43
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
|
pay 50.8% more for childcare
|
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,829.15
|
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱345,686.82
|
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.85
|
$0.94
₫23,831
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱135.62
|
$1.86
₫47,398
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱141.01
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,177.61
|
$24.96
₫635,529
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱292.16
|
$3.86
₫98,253
|
|
pay 31.7% more for clothing
|
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,175.32
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,320.96
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,882.95
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,474.17
|
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
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