Cost of living comparison

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Hanoi vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 20.8% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants
pay 60.5% less in Hanoi
Groceries
pay 23.6% less in Hanoi
Transportation
pay 21.6% more in Hanoi
Housing
pay 22.2% less in Hanoi
Childcare
pay 4.8% more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 47.0% less in Hanoi
Clothing
pay 18.9% less in Hanoi

The cost of transportation and childcare in Hanoi are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Mexico City, you would:

pay 60.5% less for restaurants

 
Mexico City
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.93
MX$204.23
$1.98
₫50,057
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
MX$153.17
$4.75
₫120,137
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
MX$22.20
$0.44
₫11,213

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pay 23.6% less for groceries

 
Mexico City
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$2.45
MX$50.44
$1.03
₫26,023
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.87
MX$100.11
$5.00
₫126,605
Milk (1 gallon) $5.51
MX$113.29
$5.30
₫134,129

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pay 21.6% more for transportation

 
Mexico City
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
MX$95.39
$3.47
₫87,767
Monthly public transit pass $17.87
MX$367.62
$7.91
₫200,228
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,615.02
MX$382,936.98
$39,554.95
₫1,001,138,234

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pay 22.2% less for housing

 
Mexico City
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$24.38
MX$501.51
$9.00
₫227,891
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $893.52
MX$18,380.97
$338.66
₫8,571,564
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $544.24
MX$11,195.68
$239.31
₫6,056,886

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pay 4.8% more for childcare

 
Mexico City
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $381.33
MX$7,844.41
$243.92
₫6,173,686
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,426.99
MX$173,354.96
$12,260.72
₫310,319,481

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pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Mexico City
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.73
MX$56.16
$0.99
₫25,028
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.01
MX$61.84
$1.83
₫46,399
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.92
MX$80.67
$1.38
₫35,040

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pay 18.9% less for clothing

 
Mexico City
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.36
MX$1,159.31
$36.72
₫929,417
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.06
MX$844.64
$26.37
₫667,425
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.99
MX$1,892.42
$92.93
₫2,352,083

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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: February 2025
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