Hanoi vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$342
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$1028
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
8.72M
9.21M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 51% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7229th and 4274th ($702 vs $1428) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5251st and 3354th 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
$2.02
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023