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Hanoi vs. Puerto Vallarta Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 21.3% cheaper than Puerto Vallarta.

Restaurants: pay 67.7% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 17.6% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 5.4% more in Hanoi
Housing: pay 53.4% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 38.8% more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.7% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 10.9% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Puerto Vallarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Puerto Vallarta, you would:

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pay 67.7% less for restaurants

	Puerto Vallarta	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$204.83	$1.98 ₫50,312	-80.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.19 MX$168.98	$4.75 ₫120,748	-42.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 MX$33.85	$0.44 ₫11,270	-73.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 MX$21.67	$0.26 ₫6,540	-75.5%
Average			-67.7%

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pay 17.6% less for groceries

	Puerto Vallarta	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 MX$51.94	$1.03 ₫26,155	-59.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 MX$83.77	$5.00 ₫127,250	+23.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 MX$114.01	$5.30 ₫134,811	-4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.96 MX$40.36	$1.59 ₫40,341	-18.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 MX$63.00	$1.59 ₫40,541	-47.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$20.43	$1.72 ₫43,756	+73.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MX$13.23	$0.46 ₫11,762	-27.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MX$14.77	$0.76 ₫19,415	+6.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.62	$0.49 ₫12,384	-43.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MX$17.78	$0.46 ₫11,586	-47.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 MX$21.70	$0.54 ₫13,693	-48.8%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 5.4% more for transportation

	Puerto Vallarta	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.53 MX$93.37	$3.47 ₫88,214	-23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 MX$204.83	$7.91 ₫201,246	-20.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,381.22 MX$337,967.41	$39,554.95 ₫1,006,231,469	+141.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.59 MX$465.99	$5.38 ₫136,847	-76.2%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 53.4% less for housing

	Puerto Vallarta	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.18 MX$643.39	$9.00 ₫229,050	-71.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$949.03 MX$19,579.77	$338.66 ₫8,615,171	-64.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$639.81 MX$13,200.07	$239.31 ₫6,087,700	-62.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.23 MX$1,428.25	$58.28 ₫1,482,526	-15.8%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 38.8% more for childcare

	Puerto Vallarta	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$339.21 MX$6,998.32	$243.92 ₫6,205,094	-28.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,956.81 MX$122,897.24	$12,260.72 ₫311,898,214	+105.8%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Vallarta	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 MX$40.97	$0.99 ₫25,156	-50.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 MX$68.49	$1.83 ₫46,635	-44.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$80.91	$1.38 ₫35,218	-64.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.78 MX$634.97	$26.31 ₫669,224	-14.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.45 MX$153.62	$4.15 ₫105,654	-44.2%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 10.9% less for clothing

	Puerto Vallarta	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.57 MX$1,228.97	$36.72 ₫934,146	-38.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.51 MX$691.30	$26.37 ₫670,821	-21.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.08 MX$1,920.27	$92.93 ₫2,364,049	-0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.46 MX$1,536.22	$86.41 ₫2,198,229	+16.1%
Average			-10.9%

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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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