Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Mexico

Puerto Vallarta vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Vallarta is 78.1% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 4.4 times more in Puerto Vallarta
Groceries: pay 60.6% more in Puerto Vallarta
Transportation: pay 47.1% more in Puerto Vallarta
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Puerto Vallarta
Childcare: pay 54.8% less in Puerto Vallarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Puerto Vallarta
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Puerto Vallarta

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Puerto Vallarta are more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh City. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Puerto Vallarta.

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Puerto Vallarta vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Vallarta instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:

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pay 4.4 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Puerto Vallarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,832	$13.91 MX$257.20	+622.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫120K	$11.13 MX$205.76	+140.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,905	$1.94 MX$35.86	+261.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,590	$1.42 MX$26.22	+327.5%
Average			+335.5%

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pay 60.6% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Puerto Vallarta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,843	$3.55 MX$65.67	+230.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫157K	$5.06 MX$93.52	-16.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫159K	$7.13 MX$131.83	+16.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫42,008	$2.26 MX$41.74	+39.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,570	$5.08 MX$93.87	+208.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,261	$1.32 MX$24.34	-3.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,953	$0.71 MX$13.21	+23.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,715	$0.90 MX$16.70	+24.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,918	$0.96 MX$17.69	+66.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,104	$1.08 MX$19.94	+98.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,662	$1.43 MX$26.48	+171.4%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 47.1% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Puerto Vallarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,950	$5.81 MX$107.37	+63.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫299K	$21.81 MX$403.29	+88.9%
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)	$5.80 ₫150K	$29.21 MX$540.12	+403.4%
Average			+47.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Puerto Vallarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫271K	$32.68 MX$604.29	+212.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$1,324.04 MX$24,485.27	+126.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$706.52 MX$13,065.67	+137.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$67.00 MX$1,239.09	-15.4%
Average			+102.1%

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pay 54.8% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Puerto Vallarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$333.79 MX$6,172.76	-23.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫610M	$6,316.08 MX$117K	-73.2%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Puerto Vallarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,762	$3.06 MX$56.58	+196.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,978	$4.17 MX$77.16	+130.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,892	$4.42 MX$81.79	+259.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫671K	$37.09 MX$685.86	+43.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,697	$8.62 MX$159.46	+148.9%
Average			+129.1%

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Puerto Vallarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	+7.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫896K	$35.23 MX$651.57	+1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$104.31 MX$1,928.99	+13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$97.36 MX$1,800.39	+2.9%
Average			+6.5%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Puerto Vallarta - Cost of clothing

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