Ho Chi Minh vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$3266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
91
😀 Quality of life
66
93
🏙️ Population
9.39M
548K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 68% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6928th and 1330th ($734 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 0.5 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 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4947th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$20873

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$410
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$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
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$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804