Berlin vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$1807
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$601
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$369
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	3.78M	8.72M

The cost of living in Berlin is 228% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1275th and 7229th ($2302 vs $702) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 35th and 5251st 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	$16	$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$12836

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$597
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$587
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$590
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$476
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$602
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$587
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$571
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$585
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$601
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$577
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$580
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$563
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$590
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$567
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$605
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$575
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$564
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$578
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$664
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$496
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1038
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$699
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$608
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$574
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$584
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$738
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$694
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1056
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$774
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$600
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$581
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$587
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$790
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$789
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$590
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$380