Cost of living comparison
Manila is 44.9% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Manila instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 50.3% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,885
|
$4.59
₱261.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
$3.67
₱209.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$1.03
₱58.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$0.46
₱26.18
|
|
pay 28.1% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$1.32
₱75.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
$3.43
₱195.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$6.66
₱380.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$1.88
₱107.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$2.10
₱120.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$1.31
₱74.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$0.69
₱39.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$1.39
₱79.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$0.66
₱37.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$0.88
₱50.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$1.00
₱56.85
|
|
pay 1.0% less for transportation
Vietnam
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$5.45
₱311.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
$12.48
₱712.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
$23,857.59
₱1,361,397.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$2.76
₱157.61
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
$38.58
₱2,201.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$559.30
₱31,915.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$299.03
₱17,063.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$85.53
₱4,880.41
|
|
pay 49.1% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
$388.89
₱22,191.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
$12,846.39
₱733,060.23
|
|
pay 77.9% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$1.43
₱81.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$3.13
₱178.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$2.75
₱157.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$48.28
₱2,755.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$6.24
₱356.06
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$38.44
₱2,193.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$30.87
₱1,761.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$74.18
₱4,233.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$65.74
₱3,751.32
|
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