Cost of living comparison

compared to

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Subic Bay Freeport Zone is 32.9% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 66.5% more in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Groceries: pay 39.5% more in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Transportation: pay 20.8% more in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Housing: pay 11.0% more in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Childcare: pay 16.1% more in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.6% more in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Clothing: pay 24.6% more in Subic Bay Freeport Zone

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, transportation, and childcare in Subic Bay Freeport Zone are more expensive than in Hanoi.

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Subic Bay Freeport Zone instead of Hanoi, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 66.5% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$4.30 ₱254.24	+127.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$3.44 ₱203.39	-20.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$0.82 ₱48.31	+72.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$0.46 ₱27.12	+86.6%
Average			+66.5%

Hanoi vs. Subic Bay Freeport Zone - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 39.5% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$1.54 ₱91.33	+70.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$4.59 ₱271.42	-7.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$6.87 ₱406.26	+30.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$1.97 ₱116.34	+30.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$2.26 ₱133.77	+42.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$2.74 ₱162.10	+91.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.81 ₱47.69	+71.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$0.63 ₱37.24	-4.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$0.52 ₱30.51	+3.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$0.75 ₱44.31	+69.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.63 ₱37.24	+36.6%
Average			+39.5%

Hanoi vs. Subic Bay Freeport Zone - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 20.8% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$4.16 ₱245.89	+29.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	$17.55 ₱1,037.30	+131.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$27,507.78 ₱1,626,122.67	-27.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	$2.75 ₱162.71	-50.9%
Average			+20.8%

Hanoi vs. Subic Bay Freeport Zone - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 11.0% more for housing

	Hanoi	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$18.06 ₱1,067.81	+108.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$137.62 ₱8,135.70	-60.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$86.02 ₱5,084.81	-66.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$91.71 ₱5,421.64	+63.1%
Average			+11.0%

Hanoi vs. Subic Bay Freeport Zone - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 16.1% more for childcare

	Hanoi	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$13,676.48 ₱808,485.01	+16.1%
Average			+16.1%

Hanoi vs. Subic Bay Freeport Zone - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$1.42 ₱83.90	+49.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$2.41 ₱142.37	+34.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$2.41 ₱142.20	+81.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$30.93 ₱1,828.50	+10.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$6.88 ₱406.78	+81.7%
Average			+51.6%

Hanoi vs. Subic Bay Freeport Zone - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 24.6% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$44.44 ₱2,627.15	+6.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$35.55 ₱2,101.72	+55.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$71.68 ₱4,237.34	-17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$111.82 ₱6,610.25	+54.5%
Average			+24.6%

Hanoi vs. Subic Bay Freeport Zone - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Hanoi vs.

Warsaw

Hanoi vs.

Paris

Hanoi vs.

Quito

Hanoi vs.

Hong Kong

Hanoi vs.

Moscow

Hanoi vs.

Beijing

Hanoi vs.

Algiers

Hanoi vs.

Reykjavik

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Vietnam vs. Philippines. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Vietnam and Philippines.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Hanoi

Add prices for Subic Bay Freeport Zone

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Subic Bay Freeport Zone or Hanoi. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.