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Vietnam

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Iligan City vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Iligan City is 13.0% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 20.0% less in Iligan City
Groceries: pay 91.4% more in Iligan City
Transportation: pay 19.8% more in Iligan City
Housing: pay 41.1% more in Iligan City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% more in Iligan City
Clothing: pay 69.8% less in Iligan City

The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Iligan City are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Iligan City. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Iligan City.

Iligan City vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iligan City instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 20.0% less for restaurants

	Hanoi	Iligan City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,888	$1.72 ₱103.87	-9.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫114K	$2.24 ₱135.03	-48.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,472	$0.34 ₱20.77	-27.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,477	$0.26 ₱15.58	+4.9%
Average			-20.0%

Hanoi vs. Iligan City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.4% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Iligan City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,850	$2.06 ₱124.64	+127.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫131K	$5.50 ₱332.37	+11.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139K	$8.14 ₱491.47	+54.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,703	$3.09 ₱186.96	+105.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,846	$2.16 ₱130.27	+35.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,805	$1.36 ₱82.45	-4.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,384	$0.55 ₱32.98	+16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,407	$1.40 ₱84.80	+112.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,166	$0.78 ₱47.11	+56.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,638	$1.56 ₱94.23	+253.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,144	$1.56 ₱94.23	+238.3%
Average			+91.4%

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pay 19.8% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Iligan City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,407	$3.84 ₱231.98	+19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫200K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫148K	??
Average			+19.8%

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pay 41.1% more for housing

	Hanoi	Iligan City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228K	$22.34 ₱1,349.23	+157.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9M	$85.97 ₱5,193.35	-75.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫7M	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1M	??
Average			+41.1%

Hanoi vs. Iligan City - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Hanoi	Iligan City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6M	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310M	??

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pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Iligan City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,944	$0.95 ₱57.13	-0.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,207	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,922	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736K	$25.79 ₱1,558.00	-7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,776	$5.85 ₱353.15	+54.3%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 69.8% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Iligan City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1M	$8.60 ₱519.33	-79.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604K	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2M	$34.39 ₱2,077.34	-60.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫2M	??
Average			-69.8%

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