Ho Chi Minh vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$349
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
91
😀 Quality of life
66
91
🏙️ Population
10.4M
548K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 65% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6786th and 1798th ($702 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th 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 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4217th and 110th 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
$1.85
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$13845

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$694
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$515
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$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
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$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
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$802
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$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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$1819
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$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
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$1392
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$1713
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$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629