Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 18.8% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$142.01
|
$2.13
₫54,049
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$119.25
|
$5.54
₫140,527
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.22
|
$0.48
₫12,278
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.31
|
$0.29
₫7,346
|
|
pay 11.7% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.79
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$76.07
|
$6.19
₫157,012
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$93.45
|
$5.49
₫139,126
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.92
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.67
|
$1.71
₫43,408
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.75
|
$1.53
₫38,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.64
|
$0.55
₫14,066
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.16
|
$0.79
₫19,990
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$13.08
|
$0.57
₫14,342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.43
|
$0.48
₫12,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.60
|
$0.65
₫16,548
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$84.49
|
$4.32
₫109,507
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$305.01
|
$8.53
₫216,196
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$378,688.94
|
$42,650.00
₫1,080,978,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.67
|
$5.42
₫137,284
|
|
pay 33.5% less for housing
Mexico City
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$480.61
|
$9.48
₫240,180
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,181.40
|
$379.24
₫9,612,007
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,238.77
|
$207.16
₫5,250,468
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$690.53
|
$57.72
₫1,463,016
|
|
pay 8.0% more for childcare
Mexico City
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,485.05
|
$242.78
₫6,153,263
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$152,211.92
|
$13,468.11
₫341,353,843
|
|
pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.34
|
$0.85
₫21,620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.54
|
$2.06
₫52,087
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$66.27
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$857.02
|
$29.54
₫748,803
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$85.21
|
$4.69
₫118,908
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$975.67
|
$44.14
₫1,118,813
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$643.70
|
$35.28
₫894,264
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,587.00
|
$94.54
₫2,396,169
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,632.37
|
$93.36
₫2,366,142
|
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