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$140.91
|
$1.96
₫46,089
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$114.78
|
$4.91
₫115,300
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$18.11
|
$0.59
₫13,944
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.46
|
$0.38
₫9,026
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$34.87
|
$1.11
₫25,960
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$62.12
|
$6.92
₫162,546
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$85.20
|
$5.46
₫128,205
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$35.55
|
$1.62
₫37,972
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$52.65
|
$1.78
₫41,835
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$21.18
|
$1.40
₫32,820
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.71
|
$0.52
₫12,221
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.46
|
$0.78
₫18,250
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.28
|
$0.49
₫11,607
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.94
|
$0.55
₫13,020
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.26
|
$0.54
₫12,662
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$81.47
|
$4.05
₫95,125
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$363.13
|
$8.00
₫187,786
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$327,850.75
|
$40,523.11
₫951,581,844
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$207.60
|
$5.93
₫139,362
|
|
pay 28.4% less for housing
|
Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$533.63
|
$10.02
₫235,232
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,407.34
|
$364.76
₫8,565,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$5,081.33
|
$221.46
₫5,200,379
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$814.29
|
$41.86
₫982,908
|
|
pay 85.2% more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,589.78
|
$226.70
₫5,323,576
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$68,544.50
|
$10,132.35
₫237,932,469
|
|
pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$36.45
|
$0.94
₫21,981
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$46.56
|
$1.86
₫43,720
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$62.80
|
$1.29
₫30,246
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$605.29
|
$24.96
₫586,206
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$73.58
|
$3.86
₫90,628
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$786.19
|
$33.66
₫790,469
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$610.93
|
$29.49
₫692,512
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,439.41
|
$90.06
₫2,114,770
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,236.97
|
$106.00
₫2,489,098
|
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