Berlin vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$1977
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$794
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$505
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	71
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	3.76M	8.44M

The cost of living in Berlin is 225% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 1583rd and 7305th ($2104 vs $648) 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 0.8 months in Hanoi. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 23rd and 4684th 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	$14.5	$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$0.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$13338

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

Cities near Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$545
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$565
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$554
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$571
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$511
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$523
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$606
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$592
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$571
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$577
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$586
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$549
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$583
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$614
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$579
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$572
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$593
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$660
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1151
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$725
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$623
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$580
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$601
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$794
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$671
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1168
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$778
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$621
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$555
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$607
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$774
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$774
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$599
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$407