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Zapopan vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Zapopan is 75.0% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Zapopan
Groceries: pay 32.4% more in Zapopan
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Zapopan
Housing: pay 80.1% more in Zapopan
Childcare: pay 41.1% less in Zapopan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.7% more in Zapopan
Clothing: pay 12.4% more in Zapopan

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

Zapopan vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Zapopan
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	$7.45 MX$153.62	+56.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,270	$1.13 MX$23.28	+154.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,540	$0.99 MX$20.48	+286.1%
Average			+224.9%

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pay 32.4% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Zapopan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,155	$2.52 MX$51.94	+144.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫127,250	$4.06 MX$83.77	-18.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫134,811	$4.93 MX$101.78	-6.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫40,341	$1.96 MX$40.36	+23.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫40,541	$3.16 MX$65.14	+98.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫43,756	$0.99 MX$20.43	-42.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,762	$0.64 MX$13.23	+38.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,415	$0.72 MX$14.77	-6.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,384	$0.61 MX$12.55	+25.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,586	$0.74 MX$15.36	+63.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,693	$0.74 MX$15.20	+36.9%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Zapopan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫88,214	$4.53 MX$93.37	+30.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫201,246	$29.78 MX$614.49	+276.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,006,231,469	$16,381.22 MX$337,967.41	-58.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫136,847	$20.35 MX$419.90	+278.3%
Average			+131.7%

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pay 80.1% more for housing

	Hanoi	Zapopan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫229,050	$28.52 MX$588.37	+216.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,615,171	$595.68 MX$12,289.72	+75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,087,700	$260.61 MX$5,376.75	+8.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,482,526	$69.23 MX$1,428.25	+18.8%
Average			+80.1%

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pay 41.1% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Zapopan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,205,094	$168.78 MX$3,482.09	-30.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫311,898,214	$5,956.81 MX$122,897.24	-51.4%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 84.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Zapopan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,156	$1.99 MX$40.97	+100.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫46,635	$2.75 MX$56.79	+50.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,218	$3.92 MX$80.91	+183.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫669,224	$34.70 MX$715.88	+31.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫105,654	$6.53 MX$134.67	+57.2%
Average			+84.7%

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Zapopan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫934,146	$46.09 MX$950.92	+25.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫670,821	$33.51 MX$691.30	+27.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,364,049	$93.08 MX$1,920.27	+0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,198,229	$83.56 MX$1,723.89	-3.3%
Average			+12.4%

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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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