Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 15.8% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 15.4% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫48,618
|
$3.36
₱189.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫121,627
|
$3.06
₱172.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,709
|
$0.71
₱40.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,522
|
$0.41
₱23.34
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫27,384
|
$1.23
₱69.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫171,465
|
$3.26
₱183.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫135,239
|
$6.76
₱381.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,055
|
$1.82
₱102.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫44,130
|
$1.91
₱107.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫34,621
|
$1.17
₱65.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫12,892
|
$0.68
₱38.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,251
|
$1.06
₱59.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,244
|
$0.65
₱36.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,734
|
$0.81
₱45.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,357
|
$1.02
₱57.72
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
Vietnam
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫100,345
|
$4.92
₱277.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫198,090
|
$12.10
₱682.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,003,792,613
|
$25,173.37
₱1,419,488.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫147,009
|
$3.86
₱217.57
|
|
pay 79.9% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫248,138
|
$38.43
₱2,166.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,035,524
|
$288.35
₱16,259.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,485,710
|
$172.40
₱9,721.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,036,837
|
$74.91
₱4,224.19
|
|
pay 32.7% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,615,666
|
$170.74
₱9,628.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫250,987,191
|
$6,005.00
₱338,612.91
|
|
pay 47.7% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,187
|
$1.30
₱73.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫46,119
|
$2.36
₱132.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫31,906
|
$2.45
₱138.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫618,370
|
$37.83
₱2,133.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫95,600
|
$5.08
₱286.18
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫833,840
|
$37.79
₱2,130.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫730,508
|
$22.95
₱1,293.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,230,802
|
$67.45
₱3,803.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,625,668
|
$60.35
₱3,403.08
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Philippines or Vietnam. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.