Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

compared to

Vietnam

Vietnam vs. Milton Keynes Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 67.8% cheaper than Milton Keynes.

Restaurants: pay 81.3% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 35.6% less in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 64.5% less in Vietnam
Housing: pay 76.9% less in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 66.4% less in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.4% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 36.2% less in Vietnam

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, transportation, and clothing are lower in Vietnam.

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Vietnam vs. Milton Keynes Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Milton Keynes, you would:

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pay 81.3% less for restaurants

	Milton Keynes	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.82 £14.82	$1.93 ₫49,871	-90.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.56 £8.64	$4.06 ₫105K	-64.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 £1.38	$0.50 ₫12,997	-72.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 £0.84	$0.30 ₫7,700	-73.4%
Average			-81.3%

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pay 35.6% less for groceries

	Milton Keynes	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 £1.10	$0.96 ₫24,779	-35.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.24 £3.17	$5.37 ₫139K	+26.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.28 £4.70	$5.69 ₫147K	-9.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.99 £2.98	$1.51 ₫39,035	-62.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.98 £2.97	$1.71 ₫44,247	-56.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 £1.11	$1.32 ₫34,204	-10.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 £0.49	$0.51 ₫13,133	-22.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 £0.86	$0.61 ₫15,852	-46.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 £0.96	$0.55 ₫14,294	-56.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 £0.64	$0.50 ₫12,798	-42.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 £0.54	$0.51 ₫13,262	-28.6%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 64.5% less for transportation

	Milton Keynes	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.70 £5.76	$3.36 ₫86,924	-56.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.36 £53.35	$7.12 ₫184K	-90.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,549.06	$30,715.02 ₫794M	-19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.52 £12.35	$5.75 ₫149K	-65.2%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 76.9% less for housing

	Milton Keynes	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.74 £30.46	$8.92 ₫231K	-78.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,483.31 £1,109.06	$387.95 ₫10M	-73.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,213.08 £907.01	$257.72 ₫7M	-78.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$237.34 £177.46	$49.62 ₫1M	-79.1%
Average			-76.9%

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pay 66.4% less for childcare

	Milton Keynes	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,872.04 £1,399.71	$321.30 ₫8M	-82.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,279.43 £16,658.15	$14,628.65 ₫378M	-34.3%
Average			-66.4%

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pay 78.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Milton Keynes	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.61 £4.94	$0.91 ₫23,532	-86.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.71 £3.52	$1.63 ₫42,155	-65.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.54	$1.36 ₫35,042	-94.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.34 £27.17	$20.59 ₫532K	-43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$23.13 £17.29	$3.14 ₫81,159	-86.4%
Average			-78.4%

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pay 36.2% less for clothing

	Milton Keynes	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.97 £85.22	$41.00 ₫1M	-64.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.64 £29.64	$24.08 ₫622K	-39.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.29 £59.28	$76.97 ₫2M	-2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.14 £71.14	$74.18 ₫2M	-22.0%
Average			-36.2%

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