Ho Chi Minh vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$376
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$3299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
91
😀 Quality of life
65
92
🏙️ Population
9.39M
548K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 65% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6692nd and 1500th ($744 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd in Vietnam and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4277th and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Manchester

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Ho Chi Minh Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$17390

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$541
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$445
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$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

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$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761