Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Newcastle Upon Tyne Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 58.7% cheaper than Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Restaurants: pay 81.9% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 32.9% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 62.2% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 63.5% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 30.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 23.1% less in Ho Chi Minh City

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

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Newcastle Upon Tyne Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ho Chi Minh City instead of Newcastle Upon Tyne, you would:

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pay 81.9% less for restaurants

	Newcastle Upon Tyne	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)	$3.08 £2.31	$0.54 ₫13,793	-82.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 £1.72	$0.33 ₫8,520	-85.6%
Average			-81.9%

Newcastle Upon Tyne vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.9% less for groceries

	Newcastle Upon Tyne	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 £1.40	$1.08 ₫27,617	-42.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 £3.67	$6.05 ₫155K	+23.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 £4.09	$6.13 ₫157K	+12.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 £2.69	$1.62 ₫41,667	-54.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 £3.05	$1.64 ₫42,224	-59.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.97	$1.36 ₫34,975	+5.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 £0.63	$0.58 ₫14,832	-31.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 £0.96	$0.72 ₫18,564	-43.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 £1.18	$0.58 ₫14,797	-63.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 £0.58	$0.54 ₫13,990	-30.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 £0.47	$0.53 ₫13,552	-16.5%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 62.2% less for transportation

	Newcastle Upon Tyne	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.03 £6.01	$3.55 ₫91,204	-55.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.89 £64.31	$11.55 ₫297K	-86.6%
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)	$19.19 £14.36	$5.80 ₫149K	-69.8%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 63.5% less for housing

	Newcastle Upon Tyne	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.50 £31.07	$10.46 ₫269K	-74.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,341.07 £1,004.02	$585.86 ₫15M	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$988.43 £740.01	$297.81 ₫8M	-69.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.17 £140.13	$79.24 ₫2M	-57.7%
Average			-63.5%

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pay 30.7% less for childcare

	Newcastle Upon Tyne	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,222.33 £915.12	$438.36 ₫11M	-64.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,619.16 £13,190.95	$23,561.82 ₫605M	+33.7%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 70.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Newcastle Upon Tyne	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.61 £4.95	$1.03 ₫26,545	-84.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.96 £3.71	$1.81 ₫46,596	-63.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.61 £15.43	$1.23 ₫31,633	-94.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.12 £27.04	$25.91 ₫665K	-28.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.57 £7.91	$3.46 ₫88,969	-67.2%
Average			-70.4%

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pay 23.1% less for clothing

	Newcastle Upon Tyne	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.79 £67.97	$51.59 ₫1M	-43.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 £35.71	$34.61 ₫889K	-27.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.07 £80.16	$91.59 ₫2M	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.51 £71.50	$94.62 ₫2M	-0.9%
Average			-23.1%

Newcastle Upon Tyne vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of clothing

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