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Hanoi vs. Quezon City Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 24.7% more expensive than Quezon City.

Restaurants: pay 24.4% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 30.8% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 16.0% more in Hanoi
Housing: pay 13.1% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.5% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 5.8% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Quezon City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.4% less for restaurants

	Quezon City	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 ₱249.85	$1.89 ₫49,888	-54.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.14 ₱189.99	$4.32 ₫114K	+37.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 ₱56.51	$0.47 ₫12,472	-49.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 ₱21.86	$0.25 ₫6,477	-31.9%
Average			-24.4%

Quezon City vs. Hanoi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.8% less for groceries

	Quezon City	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ₱76.00	$0.91 ₫23,850	-27.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 ₱221.23	$4.95 ₫131K	+35.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.81 ₱472.90	$5.27 ₫139K	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 ₱116.25	$1.51 ₫39,703	-21.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 ₱113.33	$1.59 ₫41,846	-15.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93 ₱116.87	$1.44 ₫37,805	-25.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 ₱41.56	$0.47 ₫12,384	-31.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.30 ₱78.39	$0.66 ₫17,407	-49.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 ₱44.39	$0.50 ₫13,166	-31.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 ₱75.08	$0.44 ₫11,638	-64.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.81 ₱109.55	$0.46 ₫12,144	-74.5%
Average			-30.8%

Quezon City vs. Hanoi - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.0% more for transportation

	Quezon City	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ₱249.32	$3.20 ₫84,407	-22.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.64 ₱1,249.27	$7.58 ₫200K	-63.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,944.52 ₱2M	$37,880.00 ₫998M	+51.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.84 ₱171.77	$5.61 ₫148K	+97.5%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 13.1% less for housing

	Quezon City	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.12 ₱1,701.65	$8.67 ₫228K	-69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$268.37 ₱16,240.52	$348.52 ₫9M	+29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$192.67 ₱11,659.86	$258.44 ₫7M	+34.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.28 ₱6,431.43	$56.25 ₫1M	-47.1%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Quezon City	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.85 ₱4,771.52	$231.49 ₫6M	+193.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,709.49 ₱164K	$11,784.89 ₫310M	+334.9%
Average			+264.2%

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pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Quezon City	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱72.87	$0.95 ₫24,944	-21.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 ₱171.03	$1.79 ₫47,207	-36.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.01 ₱182.19	$1.33 ₫34,922	-56.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.54 ₱1,847.88	$27.93 ₫736K	-8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.88 ₱416.42	$3.79 ₫99,776	-45.0%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 5.8% less for clothing

	Quezon City	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.44 ₱2,144.58	$41.82 ₫1M	+18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.77 ₱1,741.17	$22.94 ₫604K	-20.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.70 ₱5,246.94	$86.52 ₫2M	-0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.18 ₱5,517.61	$72.39 ₫2M	-20.6%
Average			-5.8%

Quezon City vs. Hanoi - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2026

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