Bern vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$457
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
80
66
😀 Quality of life
94
66
🏙️ Population
134K
10.4M

The cost of living in Bern is 266% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 579th and 6786th ($2569 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in Switzerland and Vietnam, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 44th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.4
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$16779

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

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