Cost of living comparison

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Hanoi vs. Zapopan Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 13.1% cheaper than Zapopan.

Restaurants
pay 62.8% less in Hanoi
Groceries
pay 11.8% less in Hanoi
Transportation
pay 7.2% less in Hanoi
Housing
pay 33.9% less in Hanoi
Childcare
pay 75.2% more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 41.8% less in Hanoi
Clothing
pay 9.6% less in Hanoi

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

Hanoi vs. Zapopan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 62.8% less for restaurants

 
Zapopan
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.93
MX$204.83
$1.98
₫50,312
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
MX$153.62
$4.75
₫120,748
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.13
MX$23.28
$0.44
₫11,270

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pay 11.8% less for groceries

 
Zapopan
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$2.52
MX$51.94
$1.03
₫26,155
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.06
MX$83.77
$5.00
₫127,250
Milk (1 gallon) $4.93
MX$101.78
$5.30
₫134,811

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pay 7.2% less for transportation

 
Zapopan
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.53
MX$93.37
$3.47
₫88,214
Monthly public transit pass $29.78
MX$614.49
$7.91
₫201,246
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,381.22
MX$337,967.41
$39,554.95
₫1,006,231,469

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pay 33.9% less for housing

 
Zapopan
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.52
MX$588.37
$9.00
₫229,050
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $595.68
MX$12,289.72
$338.66
₫8,615,171
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $260.61
MX$5,376.75
$239.31
₫6,087,700

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pay 75.2% more for childcare

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

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pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Zapopan
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.99
MX$40.97
$0.99
₫25,156
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.75
MX$56.79
$1.83
₫46,635
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.92
MX$80.91
$1.38
₫35,218

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pay 9.6% less for clothing

 
Zapopan
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$46.09
MX$950.92
$36.72
₫934,146
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.51
MX$691.30
$26.37
₫670,821
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.08
MX$1,920.27
$92.93
₫2,364,049

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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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