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
₱193.21
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱41.15
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.83
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱187.43
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱389.17
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱110.10
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱67.09
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.99
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱61.13
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.49
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.45
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.94
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 15.8% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱283.12
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱696.42
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱222.14
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 15.8% less for housing
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 50.8% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.86
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱135.63
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱292.19
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 31.7% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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