Berlin vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2222
$734
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4975
$1845
🏠 One person rent
$1217
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$304
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3412
$336
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
66
😀 Quality of life
96
66
🏙️ Population
3.78M
9.39M

The cost of living in Berlin is 203% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1418th and 6928th ($2222 vs $734) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Vietnam, respectively. Check Germany vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 35th and 4947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.41
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.43
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1631
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$9.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8887
$3891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6036
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.44
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.24
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9480
$13093

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1868
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1893
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1892
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1862
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1888
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1902
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1851
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1887
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1841
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1826
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1856
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1862
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1810
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1839
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1826
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1822
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1681
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1852
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1454
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1484
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1567
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1430
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1363
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1425
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1424
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1436
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1471
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1501
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1486
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1479
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1421
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1417
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1435
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1411
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1166
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1422
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1113
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1563
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$519
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588