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Mexico City vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 2.3 times more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 82.6% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 47.6% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 52.5% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 76.8% more in Mexico City

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, and childcare in Mexico City are more expensive than in Vietnam. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.88 ₫49,683	$10.86 MX$198.62	+476.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.13 ₫108,845	$8.82 MX$161.38	+113.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 ₫13,958	$1.73 MX$31.68	+227.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 ₫7,515	$1.30 MX$23.86	+357.4%
Average			+293.5%

Vietnam vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 82.6% more for groceries

	Vietnam	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 ₫22,659	$2.63 MX$48.03	+205.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 ₫140,160	$5.04 MX$92.21	-5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.20 ₫137,163	$6.54 MX$119.62	+25.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 ₫38,157	$2.61 MX$47.69	+80.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.56 ₫41,037	$3.80 MX$69.61	+144.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 ₫31,215	$1.37 MX$25.05	+15.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,417	$0.80 MX$14.63	+69.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫15,166	$0.97 MX$17.81	+69.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,939	$0.91 MX$16.58	+84.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,243	$0.96 MX$17.54	+106.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,298	$0.99 MX$18.19	+113.1%
Average			+82.6%

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pay 47.6% more for transportation

	Vietnam	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 ₫84,134	$5.14 MX$93.99	+61.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.64 ₫175,156	$19.54 MX$357.52	+194.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,225.24 ₫875,846,709	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	-39.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.90 ₫155,607	$4.42 MX$80.95	-25.0%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Vietnam	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.68 ₫228,737	$30.93 MX$565.92	+256.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$310.38 ₫8,181,759	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	+247.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.57 ₫5,893,546	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	+202.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.27 ₫1,140,722	$37.36 MX$683.53	-13.7%
Average			+173.3%

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pay 52.5% more for childcare

	Vietnam	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.23 ₫5,251,819	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	+116.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,262.04 ₫323,238,187	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	-11.1%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.93 ₫24,541	$3.26 MX$59.59	+249.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 ₫42,129	$3.81 MX$69.77	+138.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.28 ₫33,698	$4.34 MX$79.45	+239.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.38 ₫537,204	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	+186.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 ₫84,196	$6.51 MX$119.17	+103.9%
Average			+183.8%

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pay 76.8% more for clothing

	Vietnam	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.66 ₫834,603	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	+92.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.29 ₫561,324	$48.08 MX$879.56	+125.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.72 ₫1,916,905	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	+45.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.26 ₫2,036,773	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	+43.5%
Average			+76.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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