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Punta Arenas vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Punta Arenas is 2.3 times more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 4.5 times more in Punta Arenas
Groceries: pay 90.8% more in Punta Arenas
Transportation: pay 98.5% more in Punta Arenas
Housing: pay 93.6% more in Punta Arenas
Childcare: pay 17.5% more in Punta Arenas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Punta Arenas
Clothing: pay 56.0% more in Punta Arenas

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

Punta Arenas vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta Arenas instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 4.5 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Punta Arenas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$11.02 CLF0.2600	+481.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$8.13 CLF0.1900	+88.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$2.17 CLF0.0500	+357.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$1.43 CLF0.0300	+482.0%
Average			+352.4%

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pay 90.8% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Punta Arenas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$1.55 CLF0.0400	+71.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$7.35 CLF0.1700	+48.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$4.84 CLF0.1100	-8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$4.23 CLF0.1000	+180.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$4.16 CLF0.1000	+162.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$1.16 CLF0.0300	-18.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$1.05 CLF0.0200	+122.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$1.02 CLF0.0200	+54.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$1.52 CLF0.0400	+204.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.66 CLF0.0200	+50.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$1.07 CLF0.0300	+131.9%
Average			+90.8%

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pay 98.5% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Punta Arenas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$5.57 CLF0.1300	+74.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	$20.00 CLF0.4700	+164.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$17,847.58 CLF419.1900	-52.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$17.32 CLF0.4100	+209.0%
Average			+98.5%

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pay 93.6% more for housing

	Hanoi	Punta Arenas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$21.34 CLF0.5000	+146.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$587.92 CLF13.8100	+68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$390.46 CLF9.1700	+51.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$117.30 CLF2.7600	+108.6%
Average			+93.6%

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pay 17.5% more for childcare

	Hanoi	Punta Arenas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$419.94 CLF9.8600	+81.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$6,299.15 CLF147.9500	-46.5%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Punta Arenas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$3.62 CLF0.0900	+282.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$3.88 CLF0.0900	+116.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$5.35 CLF0.1300	+303.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$47.24 CLF1.1100	+69.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$6.56 CLF0.1500	+73.2%
Average			+169.0%

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pay 56.0% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Punta Arenas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$60.37 CLF1.4200	+44.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$41.99 CLF0.9900	+83.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$99.74 CLF2.3400	+15.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$131.23 CLF3.0800	+81.3%
Average			+56.0%

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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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