Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 73.5% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,806
|
$8.83
MX$180.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,328
|
$7.25
MX$148.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,689
|
$1.11
MX$22.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,265
|
$0.84
MX$17.07
|
|
pay 44.7% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,938
|
$2.35
MX$48.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,885
|
$3.62
MX$73.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,820
|
$5.17
MX$105.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,125
|
$2.18
MX$44.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,322
|
$3.12
MX$63.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,444
|
$1.08
MX$22.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,831
|
$0.57
MX$11.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,496
|
$0.71
MX$14.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,352
|
$0.70
MX$14.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,098
|
$0.81
MX$16.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,253
|
$0.73
MX$15.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,140
|
$4.48
MX$91.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,675
|
$26.30
MX$537.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫900,440,511
|
$19,957.31
MX$407,697.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,416
|
$15.63
MX$319.24
|
|
pay 89.5% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,720
|
$26.71
MX$545.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,551,708
|
$486.26
MX$9,933.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,268,580
|
$362.30
MX$7,401.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,014,504
|
$44.69
MX$912.91
|
|
pay 33.4% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,217,662
|
$205.12
MX$4,190.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,643,637
|
$4,165.20
MX$85,088.78
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,276
|
$2.16
MX$44.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,169
|
$2.84
MX$58.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,174
|
$3.78
MX$77.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫561,512
|
$33.67
MX$687.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,870
|
$4.39
MX$89.69
|
|
pay 31.7% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫711,658
|
$45.84
MX$936.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,142
|
$36.33
MX$742.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,020,690
|
$82.04
MX$1,675.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,029,902
|
$76.65
MX$1,565.77
|
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