Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 20.8% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$201.99
|
$1.98
₫50,216
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
$0.44
₫11,248
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
$0.26
₫6,528
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
$5.00
₫127,007
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
$5.30
₫134,555
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
$1.59
₫40,464
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
$1.72
₫43,673
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
$0.46
₫11,739
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
$0.76
₫19,378
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
$0.49
₫12,361
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
$0.46
₫11,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
$0.54
₫13,667
|
|
pay 21.6% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
$3.47
₫88,046
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
$7.91
₫200,863
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
$5.38
₫136,587
|
|
pay 22.2% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
|
pay 4.8% more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
|
pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
$0.99
₫25,108
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
$1.83
₫46,546
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
$26.31
₫667,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
$4.15
₫105,453
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
|
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
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