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Mandaluyong vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Mandaluyong is 36.3% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 87.4% more in Mandaluyong
Groceries: pay 75.2% more in Mandaluyong
Transportation: pay 18.3% less in Mandaluyong
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Mandaluyong
Childcare: pay 50.6% less in Mandaluyong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.6% more in Mandaluyong
Clothing: pay 11.9% less in Mandaluyong

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

Mandaluyong vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mandaluyong instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 87.4% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Mandaluyong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,842	$5.16 ₱302.34	+172.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,640	$3.21 ₱187.95	-25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,461	$0.94 ₱54.92	+98.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,471	$0.50 ₱29.50	+104.8%
Average			+87.4%

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pay 75.2% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Mandaluyong
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,828	$1.33 ₱78.12	+47.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,387	$3.17 ₱185.43	-36.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,798	$6.86 ₱401.83	+30.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,667	$2.21 ₱129.66	+46.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,807	$2.28 ₱133.76	+43.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,770	$1.52 ₱88.79	+5.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,373	$0.82 ₱48.17	+74.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,391	$1.64 ₱95.88	+147.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,154	$1.02 ₱59.97	+104.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,627	$1.17 ₱68.53	+164.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,133	$1.37 ₱80.51	+198.1%
Average			+75.2%

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pay 18.3% less for transportation

	Hanoi	Mandaluyong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,329	$4.14 ₱242.45	+29.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,368	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,842,105	$24,084.36 ₱1,410,898.01	-36.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,533	$2.92 ₱171.32	-47.8%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Mandaluyong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,277	$24.43 ₱1,431.05	+181.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,171,618	$516.09 ₱30,233.53	+48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,801,161	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,480,135	$100.49 ₱5,886.90	+78.7%
Average			+102.8%

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pay 50.6% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Mandaluyong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,091,813	$138.58 ₱8,118.26	-40.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,128,655	$4,587.50 ₱268,742.48	-61.1%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 69.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Mandaluyong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,921	$1.46 ₱85.66	+54.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,163	$2.11 ₱123.73	+17.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,889	$3.10 ₱181.40	+133.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫735,058	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,684	$6.54 ₱382.96	+72.6%
Average			+69.6%

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pay 11.9% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Mandaluyong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,435	$31.18 ₱1,826.61	-25.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,643	$29.70 ₱1,739.71	+29.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,847	$68.81 ₱4,031.14	-20.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,905,076	$49.70 ₱2,911.26	-31.4%
Average			-11.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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