Cost of living comparison

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Tulum vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Tulum is 52.5% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Tulum
Groceries: pay 20.6% more in Tulum
Transportation: pay 41.0% more in Tulum
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Tulum
Childcare: pay 53.9% less in Tulum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.6% more in Tulum
Clothing: pay 25.9% less in Tulum

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

Tulum vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Tulum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫50,312	$7.94 MX$163.86	+301.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫120,748	$7.45 MX$153.62	+56.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,270	$1.05 MX$21.60	+136.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,540	$0.92 MX$18.88	+256.0%
Average			+187.7%

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pay 20.6% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Tulum
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,155	$1.72 MX$35.50	+67.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫127,250	$3.10 MX$64.01	-38.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫134,811	$5.03 MX$103.70	-5.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫40,341	$1.91 MX$39.37	+20.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫40,541	$2.90 MX$59.81	+81.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫43,756	$0.90 MX$18.58	-47.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,762	$0.56 MX$11.56	+21.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,415	$0.53 MX$10.92	-30.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,384	$0.63 MX$13.01	+29.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,586	$0.81 MX$16.72	+78.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,693	$0.80 MX$16.61	+49.5%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 41.0% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Tulum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫88,214	$4.49 MX$92.65	+29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫201,246	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,006,231,469	$14,892.01 MX$307,243.10	-62.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫136,847	$13.76 MX$283.89	+155.8%
Average			+41.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Hanoi	Tulum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫229,050	$26.76 MX$552.01	+197.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,615,171	$569.00 MX$11,739.25	+68.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,087,700	$570.86 MX$11,777.65	+138.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,482,526	$61.47 MX$1,268.29	+5.5%
Average			+102.3%

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pay 53.9% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Tulum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,205,094	$171.26 MX$3,533.30	-29.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫311,898,214	$2,680.56 MX$55,303.76	-78.1%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 95.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Tulum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,156	$2.73 MX$56.33	+176.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫46,635	$3.16 MX$65.15	+72.3%
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	$40.54 MX$836.38	+54.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫105,654	$4.42 MX$91.15	+6.4%
Average			+95.6%

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pay 25.9% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Tulum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫934,146	$19.86 MX$409.66	-45.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫670,821	$29.78 MX$614.49	+12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,364,049	$67.01 MX$1,382.59	-27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,198,229	$49.64 MX$1,024.14	-42.6%
Average			-25.9%

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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: January 2025

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