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
₱214.14
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.20
₱187.22
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
₱45.01
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₱25.22
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
₱67.52
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₱220.10
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
₱383.87
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱115.07
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
₱105.98
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₱71.73
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.81
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱63.36
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₱37.15
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
₱50.67
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₱64.55
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
₱258.64
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.06
₱705.97
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,092.26
₱1,702,377.32
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,485
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱157.78
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 17.6% less for housing
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.30
₱1,714.30
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.23
₱15,520.46
|
$304.25
₫7,742,625
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.68
₱9,226.92
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.84
₱4,964.82
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 89.5% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.61
₱9,866.51
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,730.41
₱276,806.74
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,961
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
₱78.91
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
₱132.81
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
₱145.63
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.04
₱1,991.73
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
₱297.83
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 17.9% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.74
₱2,150.03
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.36
₱1,249.70
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.86
₱3,795.24
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.49
₱3,364.16
|
$91.83
₫2,337,047
|
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