Berlin vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$457
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
66
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
3.68M
10.4M

The cost of living in Berlin is 187% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1759th and 6786th ($2013 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany and Vietnam, respectively. Check Germany vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 19th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$16779

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518