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Hanoi vs. Paranaque City Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 31.1% more expensive than Paranaque City.

Restaurants: pay 14.6% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 20.1% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 27.9% more in Hanoi
Housing: pay 29.7% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 19.9% more in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Paranaque City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.6% less for restaurants

	Paranaque City	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 ₱241.87	$1.89 ₫49,842	-54.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.58 ₱151.17	$4.32 ₫113,640	+67.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 ₱46.11	$0.47 ₫12,461	-39.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 ₱21.16	$0.25 ₫6,471	-31.9%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 20.1% less for groceries

	Paranaque City	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 ₱72.61	$0.91 ₫23,828	-26.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.58 ₱151.17	$4.95 ₫130,387	+92.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.62 ₱387.85	$5.27 ₫138,798	-20.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 ₱112.54	$1.51 ₫39,667	-21.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 ₱109.71	$1.59 ₫41,807	-15.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93 ₱113.14	$1.44 ₫37,770	-25.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 ₱40.23	$0.47 ₫12,373	-31.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.30 ₱75.88	$0.66 ₫17,391	-49.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 ₱42.97	$0.50 ₫13,154	-31.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ₱44.19	$0.44 ₫11,627	-41.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ₱53.33	$0.46 ₫12,133	-49.4%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 27.9% more for transportation

	Paranaque City	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ₱241.36	$3.20 ₫84,329	-22.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.32 ₱604.67	$7.58 ₫199,368	-26.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,224.21 ₱1,360,508.79	$37,880.00 ₫996,842,105	+63.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.84 ₱166.28	$5.61 ₫147,533	+97.5%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 29.7% less for housing

	Paranaque City	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.12 ₱1,647.26	$8.67 ₫228,277	-69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$331.16 ₱19,399.85	$348.52 ₫9,171,618	+5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.55 ₱16,376.49	$258.44 ₫6,801,161	-7.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.28 ₱6,225.87	$56.25 ₫1,480,135	-47.1%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Paranaque City	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.85 ₱4,619.01	$231.49 ₫6,091,813	+193.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,709.49 ₱158,726.03	$11,784.89 ₫310,128,655	+334.9%
Average			+264.2%

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pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Paranaque City	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱70.54	$0.95 ₫24,921	-21.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.89 ₱110.60	$1.79 ₫47,163	-5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.32 ₱136.05	$1.33 ₫34,889	-42.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 ₱2,519.46	$27.93 ₫735,058	-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.88 ₱403.11	$3.79 ₫99,684	-45.0%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 19.9% more for clothing

	Paranaque City	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.44 ₱2,076.04	$41.82 ₫1,100,435	+18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.48 ₱907.01	$22.94 ₫603,643	+48.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.51 ₱3,779.19	$86.52 ₫2,276,847	+34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.18 ₱5,341.26	$72.39 ₫1,905,076	-20.6%
Average			+19.9%

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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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