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Irapuato vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Irapuato is 54.1% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Irapuato
Groceries: pay 37.0% more in Irapuato
Transportation: pay 82.5% more in Irapuato
Housing: pay 1.3% less in Irapuato
Childcare: pay 56.0% less in Irapuato
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.5% more in Irapuato
Clothing: pay 30.3% more in Irapuato

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Irapuato are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Irapuato. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Irapuato.

Irapuato vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Irapuato
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫50,312	$9.93 MX$204.83	+402.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫120,748	$8.94 MX$184.35	+88.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,270	$1.18 MX$24.32	+166.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,540	$0.89 MX$18.43	+247.5%
Average			+225.9%

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pay 37.0% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Irapuato
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,155	$2.33 MX$48.00	+126.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫127,250	$4.78 MX$98.56	-4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫134,811	$5.83 MX$120.18	+9.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫40,341	$1.94 MX$39.94	+22.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫40,541	$4.37 MX$90.20	+174.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫43,756	$1.14 MX$23.54	-33.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,762	$0.49 MX$10.20	+7.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,415	$0.69 MX$14.25	-9.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,384	$0.57 MX$11.77	+17.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,586	$0.77 MX$15.95	+69.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,693	$0.69 MX$14.25	+28.3%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 82.5% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Irapuato
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫88,214	$4.32 MX$89.19	+24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫201,246	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,006,231,469	$12,901.45 MX$266,174.94	-67.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫136,847	$20.99 MX$433.12	+290.2%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 1.3% less for housing

	Hanoi	Irapuato
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫229,050	$19.81 MX$408.63	+120.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,615,171	$173.74 MX$3,584.50	-48.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,087,700	$156.37 MX$3,226.05	-34.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,482,526	$33.94 MX$700.14	-41.8%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 56.0% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Irapuato
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,205,094	$143.96 MX$2,970.02	-41.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫311,898,214	$3,549.26 MX$73,226.27	-71.1%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 60.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Irapuato
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,156	$2.36 MX$48.65	+138.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫46,635	$2.73 MX$56.33	+48.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,218	$3.72 MX$76.81	+168.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫669,224	$14.89 MX$307.24	-43.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫105,654	$3.72 MX$76.81	-10.4%
Average			+60.5%

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pay 30.3% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Irapuato
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫934,146	$52.12 MX$1,075.35	+41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫670,821	$47.16 MX$972.94	+78.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,364,049	$111.69 MX$2,304.32	+20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,198,229	$69.50 MX$1,433.80	-19.6%
Average			+30.3%

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