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
₱186.63
|
$1.96
₫48,516
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱170.44
|
$4.91
₫121,371
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱39.75
|
$0.59
₫14,678
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.01
|
$0.38
₫9,502
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱68.21
|
$1.11
₫27,327
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱181.05
|
$6.92
₫171,105
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱375.92
|
$5.46
₫134,955
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱101.24
|
$1.62
₫39,971
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱106.35
|
$1.78
₫44,038
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱64.81
|
$1.40
₫34,548
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱37.66
|
$0.52
₫12,864
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱59.05
|
$0.78
₫19,211
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱36.21
|
$0.49
₫12,218
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱44.86
|
$0.55
₫13,705
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱56.93
|
$0.54
₫13,328
|
|
pay 15.8% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱273.48
|
$4.05
₫100,134
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱672.70
|
$8.00
₫197,673
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,399,954.04
|
$40,523.11
₫1,001,683,682
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱214.58
|
$5.93
₫146,700
|
|
pay 15.8% less for housing
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,136.91
|
$10.02
₫247,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,035.72
|
$364.76
₫9,016,540
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,587.73
|
$221.46
₫5,474,184
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,166.05
|
$41.86
₫1,034,659
|
|
pay 50.8% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,495.52
|
$226.70
₫5,603,868
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱333,953.09
|
$10,132.35
₫250,459,877
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱72.31
|
$0.94
₫23,138
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱131.02
|
$1.86
₫46,022
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱136.22
|
$1.29
₫31,839
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,103.70
|
$24.96
₫617,070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱282.24
|
$3.86
₫95,400
|
|
pay 31.7% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,101.48
|
$33.66
₫832,088
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,276.12
|
$29.49
₫728,973
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,751.15
|
$90.06
₫2,226,115
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,356.24
|
$106.00
₫2,620,151
|
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