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Hanoi vs. Saltillo Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 4.7% cheaper than Saltillo.

Restaurants: pay 62.7% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 32.3% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 1.0% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 25.5% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.2% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 31.1% less in Hanoi

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, housing, and transportation are lower in Hanoi. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Saltillo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Saltillo, you would:

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pay 62.7% less for restaurants

	Saltillo	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.14 MX$147.29	$1.89 ₫49,888	-76.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.51 MX$117.83	$4.32 ₫114K	-33.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 MX$23.81	$0.47 ₫12,472	-64.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 MX$18.66	$0.25 ₫6,477	-76.2%
Average			-62.7%

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pay 32.3% less for groceries

	Saltillo	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$3.26 MX$58.92	$0.91 ₫23,850	-72.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 MX$95.25	$4.95 ₫131K	-5.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.65 MX$102.22	$5.27 ₫139K	-6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 MX$46.10	$1.51 ₫39,703	-40.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.81 MX$68.89	$1.59 ₫41,846	-58.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 MX$22.27	$1.44 ₫37,805	+16.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 MX$10.10	$0.47 ₫12,384	-15.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 MX$13.81	$0.66 ₫17,407	-13.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 MX$16.18	$0.50 ₫13,166	-44.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.82	$0.44 ₫11,638	-55.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14 MX$20.71	$0.46 ₫12,144	-59.7%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 1.0% less for transportation

	Saltillo	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.93 MX$89.19	$3.20 ₫84,407	-35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.28 MX$294.58	$7.58 ₫200K	-53.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,927.84 MX$270K	$37,880.00 ₫998M	+153.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.24 MX$329.93	$5.61 ₫148K	-69.3%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 25.5% less for housing

	Saltillo	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.86 MX$540.07	$8.67 ₫228K	-70.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$560.93 MX$10,146.74	$348.52 ₫9M	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$497.59 MX$9,001.14	$258.44 ₫7M	-48.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.32 MX$657.04	$56.25 ₫1M	+54.9%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Saltillo	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$244.27 MX$4,418.74	$231.49 ₫6M	-5.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,605.59 MX$47,133.26	$11,784.89 ₫310M	+352.3%
Average			+173.6%

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pay 54.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Saltillo	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 MX$39.28	$0.95 ₫24,944	-56.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.26 MX$58.92	$1.79 ₫47,207	-45.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.56	$1.33 ₫34,922	-69.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.18 MX$1,215.15	$27.93 ₫736K	-58.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.83	$3.79 ₫99,776	-41.8%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 31.1% less for clothing

	Saltillo	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.32 MX$1,018.77	$41.82 ₫1M	-25.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.09 MX$1,014.67	$22.94 ₫604K	-59.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.82 MX$1,534.29	$86.52 ₫2M	+2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.95 MX$2,242.10	$72.39 ₫2M	-41.6%
Average			-31.1%

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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: April 2026

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