Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 6.5% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$136.75
|
$2.13
₫54,048
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$111.40
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.57
|
$0.48
₫12,278
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.07
|
$0.29
₫7,346
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Mexico
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.84
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.29
|
$6.19
₫157,010
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.68
|
$5.49
₫139,124
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.50
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.09
|
$1.71
₫43,408
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.55
|
$1.53
₫38,796
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.43
|
$0.55
₫14,066
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.15
|
$0.79
₫19,990
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.95
|
$0.57
₫14,342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.59
|
$0.48
₫12,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.93
|
$0.65
₫16,548
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.06
|
$4.32
₫109,506
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$352.41
|
$8.53
₫216,193
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$318,172.26
|
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$201.47
|
$5.42
₫137,282
|
|
pay 20.7% less for housing
Mexico
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$517.87
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,188.67
|
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,931.32
|
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$790.25
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Mexico
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,483.80
|
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,520.99
|
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
|
pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.38
|
$0.85
₫21,619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.18
|
$2.06
₫52,087
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$60.94
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$587.43
|
$29.54
₫748,793
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.41
|
$4.69
₫118,906
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$762.98
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$592.89
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,396.92
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,200.45
|
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
|
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