Cost of living comparison

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Hanoi vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 16.5% cheaper than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 42.6% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 35.8% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 18.3% more in Hanoi
Housing: pay 35.4% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 18.1% more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.7% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 3.7% more in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.6% less for restaurants

	Manila	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱354.63	$1.89 ₫49,045	-68.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.31	$4.32 ₫112K	+0.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.20	$0.47 ₫12,261	-51.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.66	$0.25 ₫6,368	-51.2%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 35.8% less for groceries

	Manila	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.55	$0.91 ₫23,447	-32.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱251.83	$4.95 ₫128K	+15.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.14	$5.27 ₫137K	-27.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.36	$1.51 ₫39,032	-31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.48	$1.59 ₫41,139	-30.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.27	$1.44 ₫37,166	-5.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.43	$0.47 ₫12,175	-42.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.40	$0.66 ₫17,113	-59.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.29	$0.50 ₫12,943	-51.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.90	$0.44 ₫11,441	-62.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.95	$0.46 ₫11,939	-66.5%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 18.3% more for transportation

	Manila	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.18	$3.20 ₫82,981	-23.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱810.58	$7.58 ₫196K	-45.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1M	$37,880.00 ₫981M	+49.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.25	$5.61 ₫145K	+91.7%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 35.4% less for housing

	Manila	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,596.24	$8.67 ₫225K	-68.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,212.35	$348.52 ₫9M	-32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,826.73	$258.44 ₫7M	+2.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,918.66	$56.25 ₫1M	-44.0%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 18.1% more for childcare

	Manila	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,162.06	$231.49 ₫6M	+67.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1M	$11,784.89 ₫305M	-30.8%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.12	$0.95 ₫24,523	-35.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.39	$1.79 ₫46,409	-30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.51	$1.33 ₫34,332	-59.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,481.55	$27.93 ₫723K	-33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱440.75	$3.79 ₫98,090	-49.4%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 3.7% more for clothing

	Manila	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,899.37	$41.82 ₫1M	-15.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,749.10	$22.94 ₫594K	-22.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,762.06	$86.52 ₫2M	+7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,926.97	$72.39 ₫2M	+45.7%
Average			+3.7%

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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: February 2026

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