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Vung Tau vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Vung Tau is 38.4% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 72.2% less in Vung Tau
Groceries: pay 47.0% less in Vung Tau
Transportation: pay 21.7% more in Vung Tau
Housing: pay 59.8% less in Vung Tau
Childcare: pay 5.7% less in Vung Tau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.0% less in Vung Tau
Clothing: pay 41.5% less in Vung Tau

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, and childcare are lower in Vung Tau.

Vung Tau vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vung Tau instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 72.2% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Vung Tau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$1.80 ₫47,332	-83.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$3.79 ₫99,647	-57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$0.49 ₫12,814	-71.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$0.31 ₫8,045	-76.5%
Average			-72.2%

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pay 47.0% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Vung Tau
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$0.97 ₫25,576	-63.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$3.31 ₫87,191	-34.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$5.16 ₫135,794	-21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$1.42 ₫37,278	-45.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$1.63 ₫42,831	-57.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$1.03 ₫27,120	-24.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.40 ₫10,396	-50.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$0.54 ₫14,320	-44.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$0.52 ₫13,683	-42.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.26 ₫6,780	-73.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.39 ₫10,170	-61.1%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 21.7% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Vung Tau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$3.17 ₫83,392	-38.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$37,122.40 ₫976,541,854	+85.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$5.23 ₫137,513	+18.1%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 59.8% less for housing

	Mexico City	Vung Tau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$7.58 ₫199,294	-75.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$303.04 ₫7,971,770	-71.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$208.34 ₫5,480,592	-69.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$28.97 ₫762,007	-22.5%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 5.7% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Vung Tau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$263.06 ₫6,919,939	-38.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$13,892.02 ₫365,443,386	+27.5%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 64.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Vung Tau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$0.68 ₫17,936	-79.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$1.81 ₫47,728	-52.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$1.25 ₫32,884	-71.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$14.39 ₫378,659	-75.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$3.79 ₫99,647	-41.8%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 41.5% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Vung Tau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$18.92 ₫497,737	-69.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$20.82 ₫547,561	-56.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$93.29 ₫2,454,139	-11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$79.23 ₫2,084,321	-28.6%
Average			-41.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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