Ho Chi Minh vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$409
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$3421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
90
😀 Quality of life
69
93
🏙️ Population
14M
548K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 68% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6919th and 1156th ($762 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4450th and 78th 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
$1.95
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$21096

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$456
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$514
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$523
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$760
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$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
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$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
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$882
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$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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$2080
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$2002
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$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
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$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
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$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
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$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
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$1855
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$1893
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$1519
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$1567
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$1998
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$1940
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$1730
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$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862