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Taguig City vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Taguig City is 35.0% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 66.5% more in Taguig City
Groceries: pay 52.8% more in Taguig City
Transportation: pay 17.1% less in Taguig City
Housing: pay 82.8% more in Taguig City
Childcare: pay 12.0% less in Taguig City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.9% more in Taguig City
Clothing: pay 0.4% more in Taguig City

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

Taguig City vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.5% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Taguig City
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%

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pay 52.8% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Taguig City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$1.33 ₱78.84	+47.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$3.17 ₱187.12	-36.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$7.32 ₱432.73	+38.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$2.17 ₱128.19	+43.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$2.26 ₱133.77	+42.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$1.11 ₱65.50	-22.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.82 ₱48.61	+74.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$1.38 ₱81.36	+108.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$0.52 ₱30.51	+3.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$0.81 ₱47.59	+82.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$1.37 ₱81.25	+198.1%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 17.1% less for transportation

	Hanoi	Taguig City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$4.16 ₱245.89	+29.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	-33.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	$2.92 ₱172.88	-47.8%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 82.8% more for housing

	Hanoi	Taguig City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$24.51 ₱1,449.17	+182.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$560.82 ₱33,152.97	+60.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$322.56 ₱19,068.04	+24.8%
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			+82.8%

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pay 12.0% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Taguig City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	-40.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$13,676.48 ₱808,485.01	+16.1%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 71.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Taguig City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$1.42 ₱83.90	+49.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$2.59 ₱152.95	+44.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$3.10 ₱183.05	+133.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$41.86 ₱2,474.61	+49.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$6.88 ₱406.78	+81.7%
Average			+71.9%

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pay 0.4% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Taguig City
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	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	+29.5%
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	$60.21 ₱3,559.37	-16.8%
Average			+0.4%

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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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