Cost of living comparison
Manila is 48.3% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Manila instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 84.1% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,209
|
$5.12
₱296.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,503
|
$4.26
₱246.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,247
|
$0.87
₱50.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,527
|
$0.49
₱28.45
|
|
pay 68.2% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,102
|
$1.35
₱78.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫126,991
|
$5.30
₱307.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,538
|
$6.79
₱393.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,259
|
$2.08
₱120.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,458
|
$2.42
₱140.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,667
|
$1.52
₱88.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,738
|
$0.80
₱46.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,376
|
$1.52
₱88.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,359
|
$0.98
₱56.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,562
|
$1.20
₱69.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,665
|
$1.48
₱85.98
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,035
|
$4.14
₱239.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,838
|
$9.93
₱574.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,187,840
|
$25,575.45
₱1,480,869.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,570
|
$2.67
₱154.50
|
|
pay 84.7% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,585
|
$28.80
₱1,667.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,597,674
|
$468.88
₱27,149.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,075,336
|
$234.44
₱13,574.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,515
|
$106.33
₱6,156.71
|
|
pay 56.5% more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,192,492
|
$482.52
₱27,939.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,264,757
|
$14,127.39
₱818,004.14
|
|
pay 69.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,105
|
$1.36
₱78.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,540
|
$2.70
₱156.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,147
|
$3.07
₱177.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,865
|
$40.61
₱2,351.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,440
|
$7.67
₱444.26
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,249
|
$33.31
₱1,928.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,459
|
$26.60
₱1,540.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,248
|
$74.03
₱4,286.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,193,764
|
$60.89
₱3,525.74
|
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