Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Mexico

Chapala vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Chapala is 27.8% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Chapala
Groceries: pay 25.2% more in Chapala
Transportation: pay 35.1% more in Chapala
Housing: pay 38.0% more in Chapala
Childcare: pay 82.7% less in Chapala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.9% more in Chapala
Clothing: pay 16.1% less in Chapala

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

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Chapala vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Chapala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.12 ₫54,815	$11.67 MX$215.86	+451.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 ₫114K	$7.23 MX$133.74	+64.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,707	$1.67 MX$30.86	+240.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,911	$1.22 MX$22.63	+300.6%
Average			+232.9%

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pay 25.2% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Chapala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫28,093	$2.24 MX$41.46	+106.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$4.06 MX$75.10	-22.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$5.62 MX$103.85	-1.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,071	$2.34 MX$43.21	+58.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,626	$2.52 MX$46.67	+49.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,415	$1.03 MX$19.02	-32.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,449	$0.60 MX$11.08	+24.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,804	$0.70 MX$12.89	+14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,206	$0.79 MX$14.70	+55.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,217	$0.73 MX$13.42	+67.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,012	$0.63 MX$11.67	+25.5%
Average			+25.2%

Hanoi vs. Chapala - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.1% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Chapala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫89,815	$5.60 MX$103.63	+61.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.24 ₫239K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-29.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫140K	$27.89 MX$515.77	+417.6%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 38.0% more for housing

	Hanoi	Chapala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫229K	$24.93 MX$461.07	+182.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.99 ₫11M	$584.13 MX$10,802.33	+43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$278.92 ₫7M	$472.87 MX$8,744.74	+69.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.57 ₫2M	$37.40 MX$691.64	-43.0%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 82.7% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Chapala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$771.38 ₫20M	$216.96 MX$4,012.29	-71.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,672.00 ₫717M	$2,948.48 MX$54,526.03	-89.3%
Average			-82.7%

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pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Chapala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 ₫27,896	$2.23 MX$41.15	+106.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.88 ₫48,672	$3.36 MX$62.22	+79.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 ₫36,277	$4.21 MX$77.88	+200.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 ₫634K	$23.63 MX$436.92	-3.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$3.00 MX$55.48	-29.1%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 16.1% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Chapala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.20 ₫1M	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	+15.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.30 ₫681K	$38.94 MX$720.16	+48.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$52.85 MX$977.35	-37.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.65 ₫2M	$36.16 MX$668.72	-54.0%
Average			-16.1%

Hanoi vs. Chapala - Cost of clothing

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