Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 26.1% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$201.54
|
$1.84
₫46,213
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$169.37
|
$4.33
₫108,998
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$26.88
|
$0.55
₫13,797
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$20.28
|
$0.34
₫8,677
|
|
pay 28.6% less for groceries
Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$53.26
|
$0.88
₫22,234
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$82.99
|
$6.02
₫151,406
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$116.90
|
$5.38
₫135,480
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$53.33
|
$1.49
₫37,517
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$69.38
|
$1.52
₫38,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$26.20
|
$1.26
₫31,827
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$12.58
|
$0.44
₫11,070
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$15.66
|
$0.63
₫15,959
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$15.40
|
$0.42
₫10,496
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$17.98
|
$0.49
₫12,425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$15.42
|
$0.49
₫12,382
|
|
pay 31.9% less for transportation
Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$105.94
|
$3.48
₫87,553
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$575.37
|
$6.87
₫172,794
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$452,921.96
|
$34,303.88
₫863,316,840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$345.79
|
$5.70
₫143,399
|
|
pay 48.6% less for housing
Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$658.40
|
$8.95
₫225,366
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$11,924.10
|
$304.25
₫7,656,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$8,444.01
|
$210.52
₫5,298,170
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$1,092.39
|
$43.00
₫1,082,259
|
|
pay 70.2% more for childcare
Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$4,582.71
|
$212.34
₫5,343,828
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$95,881.42
|
$11,971.85
₫301,292,360
|
|
pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$51.14
|
$0.89
₫22,434
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$66.71
|
$1.56
₫39,351
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$86.27
|
$1.19
₫29,837
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$772.79
|
$22.79
₫573,610
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$103.82
|
$3.60
₫90,554
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$1,088.45
|
$28.72
₫722,911
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$847.76
|
$23.06
₫580,401
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,911.07
|
$81.55
₫2,052,318
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,807.96
|
$91.83
₫2,311,168
|
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