Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Mexico

Monterrey vs. Hai Phong Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 2.5 times more expensive than Hai Phong.

Restaurants: pay 4.8 times more in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 91.2% more in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 82.4% more in Monterrey
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.8% more in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 61.3% more in Monterrey

The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Monterrey are more expensive than in Hai Phong. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Monterrey.

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Monterrey vs. Hai Phong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monterrey instead of Hai Phong, you would:

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pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

	Hai Phong	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.54 ₫39,865	$13.91 MX$257.20	+803.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.23 ₫110K	$11.13 MX$205.76	+162.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,707	$1.68 MX$30.99	+241.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,911	$1.03 MX$19.03	+236.9%
Average			+382.0%

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pay 91.2% more for groceries

	Hai Phong	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 ₫12,624	$2.95 MX$54.63	+505.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$6.13 MX$113.44	+17.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$7.20 MX$133.19	+26.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,071	$2.56 MX$47.39	+74.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,626	$4.28 MX$79.19	+154.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,415	$1.52 MX$28.05	-0.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,449	$0.71 MX$13.19	+48.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,804	$0.98 MX$18.19	+61.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,206	$1.12 MX$20.72	+119.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,217	$1.06 MX$19.52	+143.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,012	$1.23 MX$22.77	+145.0%
Average			+91.2%

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pay 82.4% more for transportation

	Hai Phong	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.23 ₫83,631	$5.91 MX$109.36	+83.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.77 ₫149K	$32.04 MX$592.58	+455.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-29.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫140K	$10.57 MX$195.47	+96.2%
Average			+82.4%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Hai Phong	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫229K	$26.79 MX$495.42	+203.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.77 ₫6M	$981.90 MX$18,158.20	+302.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$243.77 ₫6M	$685.94 MX$12,685.02	+181.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.34 ₫889K	$91.91 MX$1,699.66	+167.6%
Average			+223.6%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Hai Phong	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.96 ₫4M	$703.26 MX$13,005.38	+356.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,618.80 ₫120M	$11,496.80 MX$213K	+148.9%
Average			+237.2%

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pay 91.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Hai Phong	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.77 ₫19,933	$2.36 MX$43.72	+207.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ₫48,171	$4.04 MX$74.68	+117.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.19 ₫30,896	$4.90 MX$90.53	+310.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.09 ₫598K	$31.22 MX$577.27	+35.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$5.29 MX$97.74	+24.8%
Average			+91.8%

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pay 61.3% more for clothing

	Hai Phong	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.19 ₫1M	$73.56 MX$1,360.29	+59.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.17 ₫548K	$42.76 MX$790.75	+102.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$112.51 MX$2,080.57	+34.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.98 ₫2M	$120.67 MX$2,231.48	+56.8%
Average			+61.3%

Hai Phong vs. Monterrey - Cost of clothing

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