Hanoi vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$290
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$740
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
90
😀 Quality of life
63
68
🏙️ Population
8.44M
9.21M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 46% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7305th and 4630th ($648 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Vietnam and Mexico, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 4684th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Mexico City

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Hanoi Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709