Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 12.9% cheaper than Xalapa.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Xalapa, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
|
Xalapa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.42
MX$123.22
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.53
MX$108.43
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$20.07
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$13.92
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 26.2% less for groceries
|
Xalapa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
MX$41.31
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
MX$66.21
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
MX$89.83
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$41.34
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.47
MX$57.68
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
MX$23.46
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$11.68
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$13.12
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
MX$12.45
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$15.75
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$9.90
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
|
Xalapa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
MX$89.87
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.50
MX$124.60
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$364,733.86
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$88.72
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 3.0% less for housing
|
Xalapa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$464.64
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.91
MX$4,117.46
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.16
MX$2,693.27
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$688.93
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 42.8% more for childcare
|
Xalapa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.61
MX$2,119.40
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$166,793.92
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Xalapa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MX$29.57
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
MX$48.19
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.10
MX$68.02
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.15
MX$417.74
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$98.58
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
|
Xalapa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.41
MX$770.73
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$747.38
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
MX$1,418.44
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.82
MX$1,010.12
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
|
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