Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 2.0 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫45,480
|
$10.14
MX$195.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫107,270
|
$8.52
MX$164.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,578
|
$1.35
MX$26.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,540
|
$1.02
MX$19.67
|
|
pay 62.8% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫21,881
|
$2.68
MX$51.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫149,006
|
$4.17
MX$80.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫133,333
|
$5.88
MX$113.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫36,922
|
$2.68
MX$51.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫37,574
|
$3.49
MX$67.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,323
|
$1.32
MX$25.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫10,894
|
$0.63
MX$12.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫15,706
|
$0.79
MX$15.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,330
|
$0.77
MX$14.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,228
|
$0.90
MX$17.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,186
|
$0.78
MX$14.96
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫86,165
|
$5.33
MX$102.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫170,055
|
$28.94
MX$558.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫849,632,054
|
$22,778.21
MX$439,323.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫141,126
|
$17.39
MX$335.41
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫221,794
|
$33.11
MX$638.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,535,517
|
$599.68
MX$11,566.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,214,187
|
$424.66
MX$8,190.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,065,104
|
$54.94
MX$1,059.60
|
|
pay 25.6% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,259,121
|
$230.47
MX$4,445.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫296,516,453
|
$4,822.04
MX$93,002.66
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,078
|
$2.57
MX$49.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫38,727
|
$3.35
MX$64.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,364
|
$4.34
MX$83.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫564,517
|
$38.86
MX$749.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫89,119
|
$5.22
MX$100.70
|
|
pay 48.1% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫711,451
|
$54.74
MX$1,055.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫571,201
|
$42.64
MX$822.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,019,786
|
$96.11
MX$1,853.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,274,533
|
$90.93
MX$1,753.68
|
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