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Mandaue vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Mandaue is 20.8% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 56.7% more in Mandaue
Groceries: pay 58.3% more in Mandaue
Transportation: pay 21.4% less in Mandaue
Housing: pay 79.7% more in Mandaue
Childcare: pay 77.3% less in Mandaue
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.9% more in Mandaue
Clothing: pay 4.3% less in Mandaue

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

Mandaue vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.7% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Mandaue
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,803	$4.05 ₱241.11	+113.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫114K	$4.30 ₱256.27	-0.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,451	$0.73 ₱43.57	+54.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,466	$0.39 ₱23.35	+59.3%
Average			+56.7%

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pay 58.3% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Mandaue
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,810	$1.41 ₱84.00	+55.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130K	$6.25 ₱372.62	+26.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139K	$7.81 ₱465.64	+48.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,635	$2.15 ₱128.14	+42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,774	$2.13 ₱127.17	+34.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,740	$0.78 ₱46.50	-45.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,363	$0.62 ₱37.20	+32.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,377	$1.47 ₱87.83	+123.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,143	$0.62 ₱37.20	+24.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,618	$1.14 ₱68.20	+159.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,123	$1.11 ₱65.87	+139.8%
Average			+58.3%

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pay 21.4% less for transportation

	Hanoi	Mandaue
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,263	$4.12 ₱245.41	+28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996M	$22,364.05 ₱1M	-41.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147K	$2.70 ₱160.94	-51.8%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 79.7% more for housing

	Hanoi	Mandaue
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228K	$29.58 ₱1,762.73	+241.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9M	$473.09 ₱28,189.76	+35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫7M	$275.25 ₱16,401.31	+6.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1M	$76.30 ₱4,546.54	+35.7%
Average			+79.7%

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pay 77.3% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Mandaue
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6M	$69.77 ₱4,157.28	-69.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310M	$1,806.33 ₱108K	-84.7%
Average			-77.3%

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pay 53.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Mandaue
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,901	$1.03 ₱61.50	+9.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,126	$2.48 ₱147.87	+38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,862	$2.58 ₱153.76	+94.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734K	$46.45 ₱2,767.72	+66.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,606	$6.11 ₱363.90	+61.2%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 4.3% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Mandaue
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1M	$52.64 ₱3,136.55	+25.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603K	$22.36 ₱1,332.61	-2.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2M	$73.54 ₱4,382.23	-15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫2M	$53.76 ₱3,203.38	-25.7%
Average			-4.3%

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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: March 2026

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