Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 3.7% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$134.57
|
$1.96
₫48,618
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$109.62
|
$4.91
₫121,627
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.29
|
$0.59
₫14,709
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$12.86
|
$0.38
₫9,522
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.30
|
$1.11
₫27,384
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$59.33
|
$6.92
₫171,465
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$81.36
|
$5.46
₫135,239
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$33.95
|
$1.62
₫40,055
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$50.28
|
$1.78
₫44,130
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.22
|
$1.40
₫34,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
$0.52
₫12,892
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
$0.78
₫19,251
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.77
|
$0.49
₫12,244
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.41
|
$0.55
₫13,734
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.75
|
$0.54
₫13,357
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$77.80
|
$4.05
₫100,345
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$346.78
|
$8.00
₫198,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$313,090.79
|
$40,523.11
₫1,003,792,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$198.26
|
$5.93
₫147,009
|
|
pay 28.4% less for housing
Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$509.60
|
$10.02
₫248,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,073.86
|
$364.76
₫9,035,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,852.57
|
$221.46
₫5,485,710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$777.63
|
$41.86
₫1,036,837
|
|
pay 85.2% more for childcare
Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,428.16
|
$226.70
₫5,615,666
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$65,458.60
|
$10,132.35
₫250,987,191
|
|
pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$34.81
|
$0.94
₫23,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$44.46
|
$1.86
₫46,119
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$59.97
|
$1.29
₫31,906
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$578.04
|
$24.96
₫618,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$70.26
|
$3.86
₫95,600
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$750.80
|
$33.66
₫833,840
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$583.43
|
$29.49
₫730,508
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,374.61
|
$90.06
₫2,230,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,181.28
|
$106.00
₫2,625,668
|
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