Cost of living comparison
Manila is 62.5% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Manila instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 69.5% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,751
|
$5.12
₱300.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,674
|
$0.87
₱51.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,256
|
$0.49
₱28.86
|
|
pay 83.8% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,712
|
$5.30
₱311.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,664
|
$6.79
₱399.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,278
|
$2.42
₱142.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,410
|
$1.52
₱89.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,819
|
$0.80
₱47.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,480
|
$1.52
₱89.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,339
|
$0.98
₱57.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,084
|
$1.20
₱70.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,240
|
$1.48
₱87.23
|
|
pay 5.4% less for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,040
|
$4.14
₱243.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,471
|
$9.93
₱583.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,254
|
$2.67
₱156.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
|
pay 74.1% more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
|
pay 95.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,251
|
$1.36
₱80.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,124
|
$2.70
₱158.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,880
|
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,773
|
$7.67
₱450.72
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
$60.89
₱3,577.02
|
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