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San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

San Cristobal de Las Casas is 62.3% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Groceries: pay 58.6% more in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Housing: pay 30.2% more in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Childcare: pay 45.1% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.7% more in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Clothing: pay 13.1% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in San Cristobal de Las Casas are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in San Cristobal de Las Casas. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in San Cristobal de Las Casas.

San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Cristobal de Las Casas instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,842	$5.42 MX$97.66	+185.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,640	$5.96 MX$107.43	+37.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,461	$1.62 MX$29.30	+243.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,471	$1.01 MX$18.23	+311.1%
Average			+194.5%

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pay 58.6% more for groceries

	Hanoi	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,828	$3.52 MX$63.48	+288.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,387	$3.25 MX$58.60	-34.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,798	$5.44 MX$98.05	+3.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,667	$2.30 MX$41.54	+52.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,807	$1.87 MX$33.67	+17.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,770	$1.51 MX$27.32	+5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,373	$0.92 MX$16.54	+95.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,391	$0.98 MX$17.72	+48.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,154	$0.64 MX$11.52	+27.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,627	$0.74 MX$13.29	+66.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,133	$0.80 MX$14.40	+73.2%
Average			+58.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,329	$5.09 MX$91.81	+58.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,368	$27.08 MX$488.31	+257.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,842,105	$16,246.25 MX$292,984.93	-57.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,533	$24.37 MX$439.48	+334.7%
Average			+148.5%

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pay 30.2% more for housing

	Hanoi	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,277	$20.01 MX$360.86	+130.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,171,618	$433.23 MX$7,812.93	+24.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,801,161	$311.39 MX$5,615.54	+20.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,480,135	$25.60 MX$461.67	-54.5%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 45.1% less for childcare

	Hanoi	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,091,813	$203.08 MX$3,662.31	-12.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,128,655	$2,599.40 MX$46,877.59	-77.9%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 62.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,921	$2.71 MX$48.83	+185.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,163	$2.26 MX$40.69	+25.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,889	$1.90 MX$34.18	+43.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫735,058	$22.34 MX$402.85	-20.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,684	$6.77 MX$122.08	+78.7%
Average			+62.7%

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pay 13.1% less for clothing

	Hanoi	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,435	$18.95 MX$341.82	-54.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,643	$27.08 MX$488.31	+18.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,847	$94.77 MX$1,709.08	+9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,905,076	$54.15 MX$976.62	-25.2%
Average			-13.1%

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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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