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Hanoi vs. Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 27.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen.

Restaurants: pay 74.2% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 29.8% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 41.1% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 49.6% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 66.5% more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.8% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 13.6% less in Hanoi

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Playa del Carmen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Playa del Carmen, you would:

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pay 74.2% less for restaurants

	Playa del Carmen	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.90 MX$216.19	$1.89 ₫49,934	-84.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.83 MX$196.85	$4.32 ₫113,850	-60.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 MX$29.50	$0.47 ₫12,484	-70.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MX$24.39	$0.25 ₫6,483	-81.7%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 29.8% less for groceries

	Playa del Carmen	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 MX$35.94	$0.91 ₫23,872	-54.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 MX$78.74	$4.95 ₫130,628	+14.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 MX$99.93	$5.27 ₫139,054	-4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 MX$41.21	$1.51 ₫39,740	-33.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.76 MX$68.33	$1.59 ₫41,885	-57.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 MX$23.55	$1.44 ₫37,840	+10.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MX$11.69	$0.47 ₫12,396	-26.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.30	$0.66 ₫17,423	-26.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 MX$17.03	$0.50 ₫13,178	-46.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.48	$0.44 ₫11,648	-48.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 MX$18.60	$0.46 ₫12,155	-55.0%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 41.1% less for transportation

	Playa del Carmen	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 MX$91.31	$3.20 ₫84,485	-36.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.08 MX$492.12	$7.58 ₫199,737	-72.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,003.27 MX$563,471.97	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	+22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.93 MX$471.22	$5.61 ₫147,805	-78.4%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 49.6% less for housing

	Playa del Carmen	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.51 MX$554.45	$8.67 ₫228,698	-71.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,072.23 MX$19,487.36	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$484.68 MX$8,808.86	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	-46.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.40 MX$1,170.45	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	-12.7%
Average			-49.6%

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pay 66.5% more for childcare

	Playa del Carmen	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$204.43 MX$3,715.47	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	+13.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,361.26 MX$97,438.82	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	+119.8%
Average			+66.5%

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pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Playa del Carmen	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 MX$56.70	$0.95 ₫24,967	-69.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 MX$62.90	$1.79 ₫47,250	-48.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.17 MX$75.79	$1.33 ₫34,954	-68.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.49 MX$1,099.45	$27.93 ₫736,415	-53.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MX$90.59	$3.79 ₫99,868	-24.0%
Average			-52.8%

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pay 13.6% less for clothing

	Playa del Carmen	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.98 MX$799.31	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	-4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.89 MX$761.28	$22.94 ₫604,758	-45.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.82 MX$1,377.92	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	+14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.61 MX$1,610.54	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	-18.3%
Average			-13.6%

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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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