Cost of living comparison
Tulum is 52.5% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Tulum instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Tulum
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,216
|
$7.94
MX$161.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
$1.05
MX$21.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
$0.92
MX$18.62
|
|
pay 20.6% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Tulum
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
$1.72
MX$35.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
$3.10
MX$63.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
$5.03
MX$102.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
$1.91
MX$38.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
$2.90
MX$58.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
$0.90
MX$18.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
$0.56
MX$11.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
$0.53
MX$10.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
$0.63
MX$12.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
$0.81
MX$16.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
$0.80
MX$16.38
|
|
pay 41.0% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Tulum
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
$4.49
MX$91.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
$14,892.01
MX$302,980.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
$13.76
MX$279.95
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Tulum
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
$26.76
MX$544.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
$569.00
MX$11,576.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
$570.86
MX$11,614.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
$61.47
MX$1,250.69
|
|
pay 53.9% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Tulum
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
$171.26
MX$3,484.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
$2,680.56
MX$54,536.45
|
|
pay 95.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Tulum
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
$3.16
MX$64.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
$3.72
MX$75.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
$40.54
MX$824.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
$4.42
MX$89.88
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Tulum
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
$19.86
MX$403.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
$29.78
MX$605.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
$67.01
MX$1,363.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
$49.64
MX$1,009.93
|
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