Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

compared to

Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Cardiff Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 60.2% cheaper than Cardiff.

Restaurants: pay 81.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 32.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 61.1% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 64.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 60.0% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.3% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 27.1% less in Ho Chi Minh City

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, childcare, and groceries are lower in Ho Chi Minh City.

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Cardiff Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ho Chi Minh City instead of Cardiff, you would:

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pay 81.6% less for restaurants

	Cardiff	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.82 £14.84	$1.92 ₫49,427	-90.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.91	$4.62 ₫119K	-56.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.00 £2.25	$0.54 ₫13,793	-82.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 £1.51	$0.33 ₫8,520	-83.6%
Average			-81.6%

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pay 32.4% less for groceries

	Cardiff	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.45 £1.08	$1.08 ₫27,617	-25.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.67 £3.49	$6.05 ₫155K	+29.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 £4.99	$6.13 ₫157K	-8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 £2.77	$1.62 ₫41,667	-56.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.91 £2.92	$1.64 ₫42,224	-57.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 £0.93	$1.36 ₫34,975	+10.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$0.58 ₫14,832	-15.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 £1.03	$0.72 ₫18,564	-47.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 £1.21	$0.58 ₫14,797	-64.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 £0.66	$0.54 ₫13,990	-38.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.52	$0.53 ₫13,552	-23.3%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 61.1% less for transportation

	Cardiff	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.98 £5.97	$3.55 ₫91,204	-55.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.29 £59.36	$11.55 ₫297K	-85.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,586.44	$30,715.02 ₫789M	-19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.16 £13.59	$5.80 ₫149K	-68.0%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 64.7% less for housing

	Cardiff	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.27 £33.15	$10.46 ₫269K	-76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,148.33 £859.72	$585.86 ₫15M	-49.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,093.71 £818.83	$297.81 ₫8M	-72.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.37 £194.93	$79.24 ₫2M	-69.6%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 60.0% less for childcare

	Cardiff	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,996.84 £1,494.97	$438.36 ₫11M	-78.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$32,375.20 £24,238.38	$23,561.82 ₫605M	-27.2%
Average			-60.0%

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pay 71.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Cardiff	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.60 £5.69	$1.03 ₫26,545	-86.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.52 £3.39	$1.81 ₫46,596	-59.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.56	$1.23 ₫31,633	-94.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.79 £28.29	$25.91 ₫665K	-31.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.57 £7.91	$3.46 ₫88,969	-67.2%
Average			-71.3%

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pay 27.1% less for clothing

	Cardiff	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.79 £73.96	$51.59 ₫1M	-47.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.09 £36.01	$34.61 ₫889K	-28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.93 £88.29	$91.59 ₫2M	-22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.86 £73.27	$94.62 ₫2M	-3.3%
Average			-27.1%

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