Berlin vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$487
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.39M

The cost of living in Berlin is 176% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1762nd and 6739th ($2027 vs $735) 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 21st and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Berlin	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$14143

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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 Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$494
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$454
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$514
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$507
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$526
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$516
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$634
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$535
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$644
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$573
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$677
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$427
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$685
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$593
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$393
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$752
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$781
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588