[coccinelle]

French people would most commonly say « un mètre quatre-vingt » meaning one meter eighty, centimeters being implied at the end.

[kazen44]

this is common in dutch aswell, especially when talking about one's length. "Een meter tachtig" (one meter eighty)

[vinay427]

This seems very similar to monetary amounts in at least (most of?) the US and the UK.

"One dollar/pound twenty," etc.