Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Vietnam

Vietnam vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 40.1% cheaper than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 71.9% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 33.5% less in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 42.7% less in Vietnam
Housing: pay 37.6% less in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 83.5% more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.4% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 27.7% less in Vietnam

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

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Vietnam vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Mexico, you would:

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pay 71.9% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.46 MX$193.35	$1.93 ₫49,968	-81.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.03 MX$166.91	$4.06 ₫105K	-55.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 MX$26.47	$0.50 ₫13,022	-64.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$19.32	$0.30 ₫7,715	-71.5%
Average			-71.9%

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pay 33.5% less for groceries

	Mexico	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$2.72 MX$50.21	$0.96 ₫24,827	-64.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.30 MX$79.55	$5.37 ₫139K	+24.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 MX$114.55	$5.69 ₫147K	-8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 MX$47.12	$1.51 ₫39,111	-40.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.66 MX$67.67	$1.71 ₫44,332	-53.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 MX$23.98	$1.32 ₫34,270	+2.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 MX$12.93	$0.51 ₫13,159	-27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 MX$17.44	$0.61 ₫15,883	-34.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 MX$15.45	$0.55 ₫14,322	-33.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.67	$0.50 ₫12,823	-45.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.80	$0.51 ₫13,288	-43.5%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 42.7% less for transportation

	Mexico	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.55 MX$102.60	$3.36 ₫87,093	-39.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.03 MX$555.39	$7.12 ₫184K	-76.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,794.64 MX$403K	$30,715.02 ₫795M	+40.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 MX$372.17	$5.75 ₫149K	-71.4%
Average			-42.7%

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pay 37.6% less for housing

	Mexico	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.02 MX$555.11	$8.92 ₫231K	-70.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$634.01 MX$11,724.61	$387.95 ₫10M	-38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$441.86 MX$8,171.36	$257.72 ₫7M	-41.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.08 MX$907.55	$49.62 ₫1M	+1.1%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 83.5% more for childcare

	Mexico	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$244.36 MX$4,518.93	$321.30 ₫8M	+31.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,712.49 MX$106K	$14,628.65 ₫379M	+156.1%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 MX$48.58	$0.91 ₫23,577	-65.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.45 MX$63.89	$1.63 ₫42,237	-52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.64 MX$85.88	$1.36 ₫35,110	-70.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.21 MX$725.11	$20.59 ₫533K	-47.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.46 MX$100.90	$3.14 ₫81,316	-42.4%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 27.7% less for clothing

	Mexico	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.30 MX$1,022.71	$41.00 ₫1M	-25.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.67 MX$789.09	$24.08 ₫623K	-43.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.26 MX$1,780.17	$76.97 ₫2M	-20.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.77 MX$1,678.66	$74.18 ₫2M	-18.3%
Average			-27.7%

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