Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 31.2% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,200
|
$8.03
MX$136.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₫108,400
|
$6.54
MX$110.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
₫14,767
|
$1.03
MX$17.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,358
|
$0.77
MX$13.01
|
|
pay 8.1% more for groceries
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
₫31,849
|
$1.99
MX$33.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
₫145,995
|
$3.54
MX$60.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.81
₫147,722
|
$4.85
MX$82.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
₫41,574
|
$2.03
MX$34.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,716
|
$3.00
MX$50.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
₫41,034
|
$1.21
MX$20.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,337
|
$0.55
MX$9.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,507
|
$0.60
MX$10.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
₫15,032
|
$0.64
MX$10.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
₫16,313
|
$0.68
MX$11.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
₫17,585
|
$0.64
MX$10.89
|
|
pay 47.2% more for transportation
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.50
₫114,343
|
$4.64
MX$78.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,800
|
$20.68
MX$351.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,084,000,886
|
$18,674.04
MX$316,898.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,676
|
$11.82
MX$200.67
|
|
pay 27.1% more for housing
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
₫309,433
|
$30.39
MX$515.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.24
₫12,942,971
|
$421.91
MX$7,159.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.22
₫8,214,920
|
$289.43
MX$4,911.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.60
₫1,362,302
|
$46.38
MX$787.09
|
|
pay 49.9% less for childcare
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.29
₫6,996,733
|
$204.47
MX$3,469.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,079.82
₫383,271,742
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,254.67
|
|
pay 68.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
₫27,100
|
$2.08
MX$35.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
₫50,868
|
$2.65
MX$45.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.28
₫32,520
|
$3.58
MX$60.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.01
₫686,534
|
$34.48
MX$585.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.84
₫97,560
|
$4.19
MX$71.12
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.31
₫1,303,989
|
$44.78
MX$759.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
₫971,987
|
$34.80
MX$590.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.84
₫2,461,320
|
$81.99
MX$1,391.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.92
₫2,768,371
|
$70.46
MX$1,195.65
|
|
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