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Tuxtla Gutierrez vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Tuxtla Gutierrez is 82.8% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Groceries: pay 71.7% more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Housing: pay 64.7% more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Childcare: pay 80.7% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Clothing: pay 23.8% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez

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

Tuxtla Gutierrez vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tuxtla Gutierrez instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$6.50 MX$117.06	+243.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$7.26 MX$130.72	+68.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$1.35 MX$24.39	+185.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$1.08 MX$19.51	+340.4%
Average			+209.3%

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pay 71.7% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$2.44 MX$43.90	+169.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$12.05 MX$217.05	+143.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$5.06 MX$91.09	-4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$2.44 MX$43.90	+61.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$3.28 MX$59.00	+106.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$1.17 MX$21.02	-18.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.54 MX$9.70	+14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$1.33 MX$23.89	+100.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$0.74 MX$13.27	+47.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$0.69 MX$12.39	+55.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.98 MX$17.70	+113.1%
Average			+71.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$5.05 MX$90.95	+57.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	$29.78 MX$536.54	+293.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	$24.37 MX$438.99	+334.7%
Average			+228.5%

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pay 64.7% more for housing

	Hanoi	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$27.05 MX$487.28	+211.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$324.93 MX$5,853.17	-6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$230.16 MX$4,145.99	-10.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	??
Average			+64.7%

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pay 80.7% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$2,279.89 MX$41,069.73	-80.7%
Average			-80.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$2.17 MX$39.02	+128.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$3.79 MX$68.29	+111.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$4.06 MX$73.16	+206.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$41.52 MX$747.90	+48.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$5.90 MX$106.33	+55.8%
Average			+110.2%

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pay 23.8% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$33.85 MX$609.70	-19.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$16.25 MX$292.66	-29.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$67.69 MX$1,219.41	-21.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$54.15 MX$975.53	-25.2%
Average			-23.8%

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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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