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Puerto Vallarta vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Vallarta is 2.2 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 4.4 times more in Puerto Vallarta
Groceries: pay 94.9% more in Puerto Vallarta
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Puerto Vallarta
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Puerto Vallarta
Childcare: pay 14.5% less in Puerto Vallarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Puerto Vallarta
Clothing: pay 32.1% more in Puerto Vallarta

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

Puerto Vallarta vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Vallarta instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 4.4 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Puerto Vallarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$10.86 MX$197.31	+473.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$9.17 MX$166.73	+112.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$1.91 MX$34.65	+302.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$1.43 MX$25.92	+479.9%
Average			+342.1%

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pay 94.9% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Puerto Vallarta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$3.59 MX$65.25	+296.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$5.78 MX$105.00	+16.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$6.24 MX$113.48	+18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$2.09 MX$38.06	+38.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$4.85 MX$88.23	+205.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$1.10 MX$20.03	-23.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.65 MX$11.84	+38.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.76 MX$13.76	+14.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$1.01 MX$18.41	+102.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$1.02 MX$18.63	+132.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$1.40 MX$25.38	+202.8%
Average			+94.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Puerto Vallarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$5.02 MX$91.31	+56.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	$16.28 MX$295.97	+115.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$15,199.26 MX$276,240.46	-59.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$27.14 MX$493.29	+384.1%
Average			+124.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Puerto Vallarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$32.90 MX$597.86	+279.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$990.97 MX$18,010.44	+184.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$687.02 MX$12,486.27	+165.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$68.93 MX$1,252.76	+22.6%
Average			+163.0%

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pay 14.5% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Puerto Vallarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$280.46 MX$5,097.29	+21.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$5,862.57 MX$106,549.89	-50.3%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Puerto Vallarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$2.44 MX$44.40	+157.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$3.80 MX$69.06	+112.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$4.29 MX$77.94	+223.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$36.91 MX$670.87	+32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$8.14 MX$147.99	+115.0%
Average			+128.1%

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pay 32.1% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Puerto Vallarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$54.28 MX$986.57	+29.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$34.38 MX$624.83	+49.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$101.78 MX$1,849.82	+17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$95.00 MX$1,726.50	+31.2%
Average			+32.1%

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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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