Cost of living comparison

Hanoi, Vietnam

compared to

Guadalajara, Mexico

Guadalajara vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Guadalajara is 63.3% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Guadalajara
Groceries: pay 34.1% more in Guadalajara
Transportation: pay 80.8% more in Guadalajara
Housing: pay 72.5% more in Guadalajara
Childcare: pay 41.1% less in Guadalajara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.1% more in Guadalajara
Clothing: pay 24.2% more in Guadalajara

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing in Guadalajara are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Guadalajara.

Guadalajara vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Guadalajara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫51,571	$9.93 MX$188.24	+402.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫123,771	$7.45 MX$141.18	+56.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,552	$1.13 MX$21.39	+154.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,704	$0.73 MX$13.91	+185.4%
Average			+199.8%

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pay 34.1% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Guadalajara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,810	$2.47 MX$46.88	+140.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫130,435	$4.08 MX$77.37	-18.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫138,186	$4.93 MX$93.54	-6.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫41,351	$2.34 MX$44.39	+47.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,556	$3.16 MX$59.86	+98.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫44,851	$1.10 MX$20.89	-35.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,056	$0.60 MX$11.37	+29.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,901	$0.73 MX$13.81	-4.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,694	$0.61 MX$11.54	+25.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,876	$0.74 MX$14.12	+63.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,035	$0.74 MX$13.97	+36.9%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 80.8% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Guadalajara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫90,422	$4.60 MX$87.30	+32.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫206,284	$19.86 MX$376.49	+151.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,031,420,908	$21,097.02 MX$400,018.49	-46.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫140,273	$15.40 MX$291.91	+186.2%
Average			+80.8%

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pay 72.5% more for housing

	Hanoi	Guadalajara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫234,784	$26.01 MX$493.20	+188.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,830,839	$636.18 MX$12,062.48	+87.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,240,096	$412.29 MX$7,817.35	+72.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,519,639	$23.91 MX$453.30	-59.0%
Average			+72.5%

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pay 41.1% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Guadalajara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,360,429	$168.78 MX$3,200.15	-30.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫319,706,101	$5,956.81 MX$112,946.40	-51.4%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 73.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Guadalajara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,786	$1.99 MX$37.65	+100.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫47,802	$2.75 MX$52.19	+50.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫36,100	$3.97 MX$75.30	+186.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫685,977	$31.55 MX$598.20	+19.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫108,299	$4.47 MX$84.71	+7.6%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 24.2% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Guadalajara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫957,531	$46.09 MX$873.92	+25.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫687,614	$46.91 MX$889.43	+77.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,423,229	$89.73 MX$1,701.36	-3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,253,258	$83.56 MX$1,584.31	-3.3%
Average			+24.2%

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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: June 2025

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