Cost of living comparison

Puebla, Mexico

compared to

Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi vs. Puebla Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 21.8% cheaper than Puebla.

Restaurants: pay 59.7% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 11.8% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 18.1% less in Hanoi
Housing: pay 24.0% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 23.0% more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.5% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 21.3% less in Hanoi

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Puebla Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.7% less for restaurants

	Puebla	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 MX$148.40	$1.98 ₫50,459	-73.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$148.40	$4.75 ₫121,102	-36.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 MX$21.98	$0.44 ₫11,303	-59.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MX$16.71	$0.26 ₫6,560	-69.3%
Average			-59.7%

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pay 11.8% less for groceries

	Puebla	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 MX$50.58	$1.03 ₫26,232	-59.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.65 MX$72.78	$5.00 ₫127,623	+37.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.21 MX$103.77	$5.30 ₫135,207	+1.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 MX$45.93	$1.59 ₫40,459	-31.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.02 MX$60.24	$1.59 ₫40,660	-47.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 MX$21.69	$1.72 ₫43,884	+58.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 MX$11.02	$0.46 ₫11,796	-16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 MX$11.84	$0.76 ₫19,472	+28.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 MX$13.97	$0.49 ₫12,421	-30.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 MX$16.83	$0.46 ₫11,620	-46.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 MX$14.08	$0.54 ₫13,733	-23.8%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 18.1% less for transportation

	Puebla	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.49 MX$89.43	$3.47 ₫88,473	-22.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.37 MX$645.20	$7.91 ₫201,837	-75.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,500.84 MX$408,571.56	$39,554.95 ₫1,009,183,949	+92.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.38 MX$326.47	$5.38 ₫137,249	-67.2%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 24.0% less for housing

	Puebla	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.16 MX$700.76	$9.00 ₫229,722	-74.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$450.90 MX$8,986.15	$338.66 ₫8,640,450	-24.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$364.03 MX$7,254.88	$239.31 ₫6,105,563	-34.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.39 MX$844.79	$58.28 ₫1,486,876	+37.5%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 23.0% more for childcare

	Puebla	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$223.38 MX$4,451.86	$243.92 ₫6,223,301	+9.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,960.03 MX$178,568.89	$12,260.72 ₫312,813,385	+36.8%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Puebla	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.43 MX$48.48	$0.99 ₫25,230	-59.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.81 MX$56.06	$1.83 ₫46,772	-34.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.90 MX$77.66	$1.38 ₫35,321	-64.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.50 MX$906.86	$26.31 ₫671,187	-42.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.22 MX$84.09	$4.15 ₫105,964	-1.6%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 21.3% less for clothing

	Puebla	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.42 MX$1,004.85	$36.72 ₫936,887	-27.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.07 MX$997.78	$26.37 ₫672,789	-47.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.42 MX$2,061.04	$92.93 ₫2,370,986	-10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.87 MX$1,731.28	$86.41 ₫2,204,679	-0.5%
Average			-21.3%

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