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Hanoi vs. Tulum Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 18.2% more expensive than Tulum.

Restaurants: pay 60.2% less in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 1.6% less in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 27.3% more in Hanoi
Housing: pay 42.5% less in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.9% less in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 46.5% more in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Tulum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.2% less for restaurants

	Tulum	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.94 MX$163.86	$1.98 ₫50,312	-75.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$153.62	$4.75 ₫120,748	-36.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 MX$21.60	$0.44 ₫11,270	-57.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 MX$18.88	$0.26 ₫6,540	-71.9%
Average			-60.2%

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pay 1.6% less for groceries

	Tulum	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 MX$35.50	$1.03 ₫26,155	-40.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 MX$64.01	$5.00 ₫127,250	+61.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 MX$103.70	$5.30 ₫134,811	+5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 MX$39.37	$1.59 ₫40,341	-16.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 MX$59.81	$1.59 ₫40,541	-45.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$18.58	$1.72 ₫43,756	+91.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 MX$11.56	$0.46 ₫11,762	-17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 MX$10.92	$0.76 ₫19,415	+44.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 MX$13.01	$0.49 ₫12,384	-22.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 MX$16.72	$0.46 ₫11,586	-43.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.61	$0.54 ₫13,693	-33.1%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 27.3% more for transportation

	Tulum	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.49 MX$92.65	$3.47 ₫88,214	-22.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$7.91 ₫201,246
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,892.01 MX$307,243.10	$39,554.95 ₫1,006,231,469	+165.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.76 MX$283.89	$5.38 ₫136,847	-60.9%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 42.5% less for housing

	Tulum	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.76 MX$552.01	$9.00 ₫229,050	-66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.00 MX$11,739.25	$338.66 ₫8,615,171	-40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$570.86 MX$11,777.65	$239.31 ₫6,087,700	-58.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.47 MX$1,268.29	$58.28 ₫1,482,526	-5.2%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Tulum	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$171.26 MX$3,533.30	$243.92 ₫6,205,094	+42.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,680.56 MX$55,303.76	$12,260.72 ₫311,898,214	+357.4%
Average			+199.9%

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pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Tulum	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$56.33	$0.99 ₫25,156	-63.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 MX$65.15	$1.83 ₫46,635	-41.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.72 MX$76.81	$1.38 ₫35,218	-62.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.54 MX$836.38	$26.31 ₫669,224	-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.42 MX$91.15	$4.15 ₫105,654	-6.0%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 46.5% more for clothing

	Tulum	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.86 MX$409.66	$36.72 ₫934,146	+84.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.78 MX$614.49	$26.37 ₫670,821	-11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.01 MX$1,382.59	$92.93 ₫2,364,049	+38.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.64 MX$1,024.14	$86.41 ₫2,198,229	+74.1%
Average			+46.5%

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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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