Cost of living comparison
Ho Chi Minh City is 10.2% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Ho Chi Minh City instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 65.1% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$170.08
|
$1.97
₫50,032
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$142.94
|
$4.32
₫110,070
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$22.69
|
$0.52
₫13,185
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$17.12
|
$0.32
₫8,057
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$44.95
|
$1.10
₫27,900
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$70.03
|
$5.70
₫145,063
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$98.66
|
$5.72
₫145,515
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$45.00
|
$1.53
₫38,905
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$58.55
|
$1.67
₫42,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$22.11
|
$1.51
₫38,405
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$10.61
|
$0.48
₫12,255
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$13.22
|
$0.61
₫15,494
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$12.99
|
$0.52
₫13,222
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$15.18
|
$0.59
₫14,935
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.02
|
$0.56
₫14,320
|
|
pay 25.9% less for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$89.40
|
$3.54
₫90,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$485.56
|
$10.81
₫275,175
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$382,227.50
|
$36,553.64
₫930,591,829
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$291.82
|
$5.62
₫143,096
|
|
pay 26.7% less for housing
|
Mexico
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$555.63
|
$10.20
₫259,689
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$10,062.92
|
$528.29
₫13,449,462
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$7,126.02
|
$306.13
₫7,793,552
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$921.89
|
$56.07
₫1,427,416
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$3,867.42
|
$298.26
₫7,593,064
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$80,915.74
|
$15,288.19
₫389,210,636
|
|
pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$43.15
|
$1.18
₫30,019
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$56.30
|
$1.89
₫48,078
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$72.81
|
$1.18
₫30,019
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$652.17
|
$25.59
₫651,379
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$87.62
|
$4.72
₫120,076
|
|
pay 11.5% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$918.56
|
$38.17
₫971,671
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$715.43
|
$29.07
₫739,944
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,612.78
|
$102.81
₫2,617,454
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,525.77
|
$99.17
₫2,524,683
|
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