Berlin vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1916
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$744
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$439
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	71
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	3.78M	8.44M

The cost of living in Berlin is 213% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1762nd and 7236th ($2027 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and Vietnam, respectively. Check Germany vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 21st and 4848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Hanoi

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	Berlin	Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$12394

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$554
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$592
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$513
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$591
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$582
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$569
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$579
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$592
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$575
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$549
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$571
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$642
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1161
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$702
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$598
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$571
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$575
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$771
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$650
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1163
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$763
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$611
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$543
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$579
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$761
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$756
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$604
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$393