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Paranaque City vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Paranaque City is 18.2% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 47.7% more in Paranaque City
Groceries: pay 41.0% more in Paranaque City
Transportation: pay 5.8% less in Paranaque City
Housing: pay 79.1% more in Paranaque City
Childcare: pay 71.5% less in Paranaque City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.7% more in Paranaque City
Clothing: pay 11.8% less in Paranaque City

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

Paranaque City vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.7% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Paranaque City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,842	$4.13 ₱241.87	+118.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,640	$2.58 ₱151.17	-40.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,461	$0.79 ₱46.11	+66.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,471	$0.36 ₱21.16	+46.9%
Average			+47.7%

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pay 41.0% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Paranaque City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,828	$1.24 ₱72.61	+36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,387	$2.58 ₱151.17	-47.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,798	$6.62 ₱387.85	+25.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,667	$1.92 ₱112.54	+27.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,807	$1.87 ₱109.71	+17.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,770	$1.93 ₱113.14	+34.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,373	$0.69 ₱40.23	+46.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,391	$1.30 ₱75.88	+96.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,154	$0.73 ₱42.97	+46.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,627	$0.75 ₱44.19	+70.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,133	$0.91 ₱53.33	+97.5%
Average			+41.0%

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pay 5.8% less for transportation

	Hanoi	Paranaque City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,329	$4.12 ₱241.36	+28.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,368	$10.32 ₱604.67	+36.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,842,105	$23,224.21 ₱1,360,508.79	-38.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,533	$2.84 ₱166.28	-49.4%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 79.1% more for housing

	Hanoi	Paranaque City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,277	$28.12 ₱1,647.26	+224.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,171,618	$331.16 ₱19,399.85	-5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,801,161	$279.55 ₱16,376.49	+8.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,480,135	$106.28 ₱6,225.87	+89.0%
Average			+79.1%

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pay 71.5% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Paranaque City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,091,813	$78.85 ₱4,619.01	-65.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,128,655	$2,709.49 ₱158,726.03	-77.0%
Average			-71.5%

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pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Paranaque City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,921	$1.20 ₱70.54	+27.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,163	$1.89 ₱110.60	+5.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,889	$2.32 ₱136.05	+75.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫735,058	$43.01 ₱2,519.46	+54.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,684	$6.88 ₱403.11	+81.7%
Average			+48.7%

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pay 11.8% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Paranaque City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,435	$35.44 ₱2,076.04	-15.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,643	$15.48 ₱907.01	-32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,847	$64.51 ₱3,779.19	-25.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,905,076	$91.18 ₱5,341.26	+25.9%
Average			-11.8%

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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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