Ho Chi Minh vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$376	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	92
😀 Quality of life	65	67
🏙️ Population	9.39M	9.21M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 37% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6739th and 4604th ($735 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Vietnam and Mexico, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 4253rd and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Mexico City

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	Ho Chi Minh	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$9034

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$494
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$454
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$514
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$507
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$526
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$516
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$634
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$535
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$644
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$573
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$677
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$427
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$685
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$593
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$393
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$752
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$781
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804