Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 4.8% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
₱210.50
|
$1.84
₫46,213
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.20
₱184.03
|
$4.33
₫108,998
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
₱44.24
|
$0.55
₫13,797
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₱24.79
|
$0.34
₫8,677
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
₱66.37
|
$0.88
₫22,234
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₱216.35
|
$6.02
₫151,406
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
₱377.33
|
$5.38
₫135,480
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱113.11
|
$1.49
₫37,517
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
₱104.17
|
$1.52
₫38,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₱70.51
|
$1.26
₫31,827
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.17
|
$0.44
₫11,070
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱62.28
|
$0.63
₫15,959
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₱36.52
|
$0.42
₫10,496
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
₱49.80
|
$0.49
₫12,425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₱63.45
|
$0.49
₫12,382
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
₱254.24
|
$3.48
₫87,553
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.06
₱693.94
|
$6.87
₫172,794
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,092.26
₱1,673,386.91
|
$34,303.88
₫863,316,840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱155.09
|
$5.70
₫143,399
|
|
pay 17.6% less for housing
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.30
₱1,685.10
|
$8.95
₫225,366
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.23
₱15,256.16
|
$304.25
₫7,656,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.68
₱9,069.79
|
$210.52
₫5,298,170
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.84
₱4,880.28
|
$43.00
₫1,082,259
|
|
pay 89.5% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.61
₱9,698.49
|
$212.34
₫5,343,828
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,730.41
₱272,092.90
|
$11,971.85
₫301,292,360
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
₱77.57
|
$0.89
₫22,434
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
₱130.55
|
$1.56
₫39,351
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
₱143.15
|
$1.19
₫29,837
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.04
₱1,957.81
|
$22.79
₫573,610
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
₱292.76
|
$3.60
₫90,554
|
|
pay 17.9% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.74
₱2,113.42
|
$28.72
₫722,911
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.36
₱1,228.42
|
$23.06
₫580,401
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.86
₱3,730.61
|
$81.55
₫2,052,318
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.49
₱3,306.87
|
$91.83
₫2,311,168
|
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