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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 18.3% cheaper than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 67.8% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 30.0% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 28.3% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 17.8% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 80.2% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.9% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 13.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, housing, and clothing are lower in Ho Chi Minh City. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.8% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.13 MX$174.96	$1.89 ₫49,159	-81.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 MX$144.46	$3.79 ₫98,318	-54.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 MX$23.76	$0.49 ₫12,643	-64.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$18.00	$0.31 ₫7,937	-70.7%
Average			-67.8%

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pay 30.0% less for groceries

	Mexico	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$45.18	$0.97 ₫25,235	-62.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 MX$73.56	$5.67 ₫147K	+33.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 MX$102.69	$5.38 ₫140K	-9.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 MX$42.29	$1.42 ₫36,780	-42.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MX$63.46	$1.63 ₫42,259	-55.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MX$21.88	$1.23 ₫31,939	-2.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$11.62	$0.52 ₫13,470	-22.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$16.00	$0.54 ₫14,129	-41.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$14.24	$0.52 ₫13,500	-37.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$15.50	$0.50 ₫13,070	-43.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$16.90	$0.54 ₫14,028	-44.8%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 28.3% less for transportation

	Mexico	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 MX$86.36	$3.17 ₫82,279	-36.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 MX$495.48	$11.36 ₫295K	-60.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,996.60 MX$414K	$37,122.40 ₫964M	+54.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.51 MX$336.84	$5.68 ₫147K	-70.9%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 17.8% less for housing

	Mexico	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.35 MX$506.72	$9.41 ₫244K	-67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.67 MX$10,145.23	$543.38 ₫14M	-7.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.50 MX$7,656.32	$306.83 ₫8M	-30.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.22 MX$849.79	$66.43 ₫2M	+35.0%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 80.2% more for childcare

	Mexico	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.91 MX$4,089.92	$263.06 ₫7M	+11.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,569.03 MX$96,141.52	$13,892.02 ₫361M	+149.5%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$42.06	$1.06 ₫27,529	-56.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$57.65	$1.81 ₫47,091	-45.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MX$76.24	$1.25 ₫32,445	-71.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.27 MX$677.89	$19.47 ₫505K	-50.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$93.80	$3.79 ₫98,318	-30.3%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 13.7% less for clothing

	Mexico	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.04 MX$915.64	$44.83 ₫1M	-15.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 MX$701.86	$29.40 ₫763K	-27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.33 MX$1,645.81	$93.29 ₫2M	-2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.49 MX$1,510.36	$79.23 ₫2M	-9.4%
Average			-13.7%

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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: February 2026

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