Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 47.4% cheaper than New Mexico.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of New Mexico, you would:
pay 75.2% less for restaurants
|
New Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.40
|
$1.92
₫48,548
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
|
$4.34
₫109,744
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$0.54
₫13,617
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
|
$0.33
₫8,222
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
|
New Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
|
$0.90
₫22,816
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
|
$6.05
₫153,070
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
|
$5.46
₫138,085
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
|
$1.46
₫36,929
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.55
|
$1.55
₫39,114
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.20
₫30,283
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.43
₫10,774
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
|
$0.57
₫14,419
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$0.45
₫11,292
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$0.48
₫12,034
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.48
₫12,188
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
|
New Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
|
$3.47
₫87,673
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
|
$7.11
₫179,718
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,466.85
|
$35,423.92
₫895,674,455
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.70
|
$5.64
₫142,657
|
|
pay 79.6% less for housing
|
New Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.22
|
$8.68
₫219,551
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,396.70
|
$297.09
₫7,511,737
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,184.76
|
$207.27
₫5,240,693
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.88
|
$39.91
₫1,009,134
|
|
pay 8.8% more for childcare
|
New Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,076.67
|
$205.27
₫5,190,045
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,300.00
|
$12,496.31
₫315,962,341
|
|
pay 75.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.40
|
$0.88
₫22,158
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
|
$1.58
₫39,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
|
$1.27
₫32,004
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.19
|
$22.09
₫558,540
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
|
$3.38
₫85,416
|
|
pay 33.1% less for clothing
|
New Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.78
|
$28.00
₫707,891
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.25
|
$22.19
₫561,156
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.10
|
$79.50
₫2,009,994
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.23
|
$79.86
₫2,019,158
|
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