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Hanoi vs. Pasig Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 8.7% more expensive than Pasig.

Restaurants: pay 20.1% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 29.0% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 38.2% more in Hanoi
Housing: pay 12.1% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.5% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 7.4% more in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Pasig Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.1% less for restaurants

	Pasig	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.30 ₱256.27	$1.89 ₫49,803	-56.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.27 ₱194.77	$4.32 ₫114K	+32.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 ₱38.16	$0.47 ₫12,451	-26.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 ₱21.07	$0.25 ₫6,466	-30.5%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 29.0% less for groceries

	Pasig	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱79.47	$0.91 ₫23,810	-32.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.17 ₱188.62	$4.95 ₫130K	+56.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.93 ₱412.93	$5.27 ₫139K	-23.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱131.89	$1.51 ₫39,635	-31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 ₱111.59	$1.59 ₫41,774	-15.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱90.32	$1.44 ₫37,740	-5.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱49.00	$0.47 ₫12,363	-42.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱97.53	$0.66 ₫17,377	-59.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ₱46.50	$0.50 ₫13,143	-35.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.71	$0.44 ₫11,618	-62.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.90	$0.46 ₫12,123	-66.5%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 38.2% more for transportation

	Pasig	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱246.61	$3.20 ₫84,263	-22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.98 ₱356.55	$7.58 ₫199K	+26.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,084.36 ₱1M	$37,880.00 ₫996M	+57.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱174.26	$5.61 ₫147K	+91.7%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 12.1% less for housing

	Pasig	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,614.92	$8.67 ₫228K	-68.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$344.06 ₱20,501.64	$348.52 ₫9M	+1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$159.13 ₱9,482.01	$258.44 ₫7M	+62.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,987.95	$56.25 ₫1M	-44.0%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Pasig	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,257.61	$231.49 ₫6M	+67.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,587.50 ₱273K	$11,784.89 ₫310M	+156.9%
Average			+112.0%

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pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Pasig	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱87.13	$0.95 ₫24,901	-35.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱154.17	$1.79 ₫47,126	-30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 ₱184.51	$1.33 ₫34,862	-57.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.69 ₱1,947.66	$27.93 ₫734K	-14.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.28 ₱374.15	$3.79 ₫99,606	-39.7%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 7.4% more for clothing

	Pasig	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.31 ₱2,818.98	$41.82 ₫1M	-11.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,769.57	$22.94 ₫603K	-22.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.11 ₱4,356.60	$86.52 ₫2M	+18.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,961.23	$72.39 ₫2M	+45.7%
Average			+7.4%

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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: March 2026

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