Ho Chi Minh vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$370
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$3236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
90
😀 Quality of life
71
92
🏙️ Population
14M
548K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 69% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7123rd and 1193rd ($726 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3396th and 84th 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
$2.1
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$20557

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$455
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$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
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$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
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$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
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$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586

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$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
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$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
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$1948
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$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831