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Mar Del Plata vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Mar Del Plata is 82.5% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 4.7 times more in Mar Del Plata
Groceries: pay 31.3% more in Mar Del Plata
Transportation: pay 17.9% more in Mar Del Plata
Housing: pay 41.8% more in Mar Del Plata
Childcare: pay 51.8% less in Mar Del Plata
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Mar Del Plata
Clothing: pay 61.5% more in Mar Del Plata

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, groceries, and transportation in Mar Del Plata are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Mar Del Plata.

Mar Del Plata vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mar Del Plata instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 4.7 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Mar Del Plata
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$9.65 ARS13,954.46	+409.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$9.50 ARS13,737.55	+120.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$1.96 ARS2,837.89	+314.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$1.85 ARS2,675.21	+652.3%
Average			+374.1%

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pay 31.3% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Mar Del Plata
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$1.66 ARS2,407.69	+83.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$3.38 ARS4,894.91	-31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$4.11 ARS5,939.21	-22.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$1.54 ARS2,224.04	+2.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$2.38 ARS3,443.59	+49.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$1.45 ARS2,095.55	+1.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.98 ARS1,413.51	+107.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.69 ARS1,000.28	+4.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$1.12 ARS1,613.57	+123.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.57 ARS822.09	+28.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.44 ARS642.80	-3.6%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 17.9% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Mar Del Plata
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$4.24 ARS6,130.80	+32.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	$10.00 ARS14,460.58	+32.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$27,800.00 ARS40,200,423.80	-26.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$7.50 ARS10,845.44	+33.8%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 41.8% more for housing

	Hanoi	Mar Del Plata
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$25.25 ARS36,512.97	+191.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$283.75 ARS410,319.07	-18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$203.75 ARS294,634.40	-21.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$65.26 ARS94,373.92	+16.0%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 51.8% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Mar Del Plata
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$160.00 ARS231,369.35	-30.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$3,200.00 ARS4,627,386.91	-72.8%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Mar Del Plata
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$3.50 ARS5,061.20	+269.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$2.76 ARS3,988.71	+53.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$3.50 ARS5,061.20	+164.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$22.25 ARS32,174.80	-20.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$5.50 ARS7,953.32	+45.2%
Average			+102.5%

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pay 61.5% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Mar Del Plata
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$79.75 ARS115,323.16	+90.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$62.50 ARS90,378.65	+172.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$83.33 ARS120,504.87	-3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$62.50 ARS90,378.65	-13.7%
Average			+61.5%

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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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