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Cabo San Lucas vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Cabo San Lucas is 2.2 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Cabo San Lucas
Groceries: pay 64.3% more in Cabo San Lucas
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Cabo San Lucas
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Cabo San Lucas
Childcare: pay 36.3% less in Cabo San Lucas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Cabo San Lucas
Clothing: pay 49.5% more in Cabo San Lucas

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Cabo San Lucas are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Cabo San Lucas.

Cabo San Lucas vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cabo San Lucas instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Cabo San Lucas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$10.29 MX$185.35	+443.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$8.66 MX$156.08	+100.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$1.45 MX$26.20	+207.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$1.01 MX$18.12	+309.0%
Average			+265.0%

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pay 64.3% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Cabo San Lucas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$3.05 MX$54.87	+236.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$5.78 MX$104.06	+16.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$6.66 MX$120.02	+26.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$2.29 MX$41.22	+51.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$4.42 MX$79.65	+178.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$1.19 MX$21.39	-17.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.70 MX$12.54	+48.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$0.72 MX$12.98	+9.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$0.75 MX$13.57	+50.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$0.55 MX$9.96	+25.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.84 MX$15.19	+82.9%
Average			+64.3%

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Cabo San Lucas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$5.02 MX$90.44	+56.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	$51.99 MX$936.51	+586.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$22,378.40 MX$403,122.29	-40.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	$28.56 MX$514.48	+409.4%
Average			+252.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Cabo San Lucas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$26.48 MX$477.03	+205.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$880.01 MX$15,852.33	+152.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$852.93 MX$15,364.57	+230.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$64.23 MX$1,157.03	+14.2%
Average			+150.5%

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pay 36.3% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Cabo San Lucas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	$135.39 MX$2,438.82	-41.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$8,123.13 MX$146,329.19	-31.1%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Cabo San Lucas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$2.44 MX$43.90	+157.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$3.52 MX$63.41	+96.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$4.87 MX$87.80	+267.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$45.13 MX$812.94	+61.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$4.06 MX$73.16	+7.2%
Average			+118.0%

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pay 49.5% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Cabo San Lucas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$72.21 MX$1,300.70	+72.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$51.45 MX$926.75	+124.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$93.87 MX$1,690.92	+8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$66.79 MX$1,203.15	-7.7%
Average			+49.5%

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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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