Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 18.2% more expensive than Tarlac City.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Tarlac City, you would:
pay 1.2% less for restaurants
|
Tarlac City
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
₱158.36
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.12
₱237.01
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
₱52.43
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₱15.84
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 3.2% less for groceries
|
Tarlac City
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
₱89.21
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.59
₱263.93
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.22
₱357.68
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱113.60
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
₱85.96
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱78.77
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
₱42.86
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
₱57.23
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
₱40.46
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
₱33.28
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
₱22.51
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 44.6% more for transportation
|
Tarlac City
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₱279.15
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.26
₱475.08
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,187.19
₱1,161,308.37
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.01
₱173.14
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 42.5% more for housing
|
Tarlac City
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.53
₱1,583.60
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$133.05
₱7,654.08
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.52
₱6,070.48
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.20
₱4,843.96
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 30.6% more for childcare
|
Tarlac City
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.58
₱9,985.49
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tarlac City
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
₱58.07
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
₱95.02
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.25
₱129.33
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.88
₱2,639.34
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.42
₱369.51
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 38.8% more for clothing
|
Tarlac City
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.82
₱3,959.01
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
₱2,375.40
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.73
₱3,378.35
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.62
₱2,164.26
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
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