Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 50.6% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.7 times more in Mexico
- Groceries
-
pay 30.5% more in Mexico
- Transportation
-
pay 63.0% more in Mexico
- Housing
-
pay 42.6% more in Mexico
- Childcare
-
pay 45.0% less in Mexico
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 68.9% more in Mexico
- Clothing
-
pay 19.5% more in Mexico
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, and clothing in Mexico are more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh City. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Mexico.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫51,464
|
$8.83
MX$172.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.85
₫126,086
|
$7.25
MX$141.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₫13,278
|
$1.11
MX$21.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,631
|
$0.84
MX$16.30
|
|
pay 30.5% more for groceries
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
₫27,899
|
$2.35
MX$45.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.90
₫153,426
|
$3.62
MX$70.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
₫149,857
|
$5.17
MX$100.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
₫38,625
|
$2.18
MX$42.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.70
₫44,203
|
$3.12
MX$60.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₫35,117
|
$1.08
MX$21.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫12,000
|
$0.57
MX$11.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,324
|
$0.71
MX$13.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
₫13,880
|
$0.70
MX$13.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
₫15,384
|
$0.81
MX$15.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫14,104
|
$0.73
MX$14.32
|
|
pay 63.0% more for transportation
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₫92,537
|
$4.48
MX$87.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.05
₫339,660
|
$26.30
MX$512.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,763.85
₫1,008,687,219
|
$19,957.31
MX$389,243.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
₫148,987
|
$15.63
MX$304.79
|
|
pay 42.6% more for housing
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
₫252,132
|
$26.71
MX$520.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$476.20
₫12,391,472
|
$486.26
MX$9,483.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.20
₫7,941,689
|
$362.30
MX$7,066.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.34
₫1,570,244
|
$44.69
MX$871.58
|
|
pay 45.0% less for childcare
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.71
₫6,575,909
|
$205.12
MX$4,000.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,438.55
₫375,710,257
|
$4,165.20
MX$81,237.22
|
|
pay 68.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₫30,878
|
$2.16
MX$42.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
₫50,537
|
$2.84
MX$55.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫36,025
|
$3.78
MX$73.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.61
₫614,261
|
$33.67
MX$656.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
₫113,220
|
$4.39
MX$85.63
|
|
pay 19.5% more for clothing
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.06
₫782,247
|
$45.84
MX$894.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.09
₫652,776
|
$36.33
MX$708.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.26
₫2,556,930
|
$82.04
MX$1,600.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.85
₫2,051,684
|
$76.65
MX$1,494.90
|
|
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