Ho Chi Minh vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$349
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
90
😀 Quality of life
66
66
🏙️ Population
10.4M
9.21M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 45% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6786th and 4206th ($702 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 4217th and 4184th 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
$1.85
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$10204

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$550
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$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881