Berlin vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$340
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
95
69
🏙️ Population
3.78M
14M

The cost of living in Berlin is 202% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 1275th and 6919th ($2302 vs $762) 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 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 35th and 4450th 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
$16
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$14995

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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 Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610