Bern vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bern	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2857	$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$1883
🏠 One person rent	$1571	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$2760	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7360	$500
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	81	67
😀 Quality of life	93	71
🏙️ Population	137K	14M

The cost of living in Bern is 294% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 348th and 7123rd ($2857 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in Switzerland and Vietnam, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 52nd and 3396th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Bern	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.3	$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$7	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.23	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1759	$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3129	$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2271	$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.14%	8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16402	$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9845	$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.26	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.6	$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.68	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.6	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.1	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$40.5	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.31	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.4	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.1	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.2	$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$48.4	$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$143	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$168	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2526	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29629	$17174

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2907
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2711
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2543
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2891
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2868
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$3138
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$3043
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2554
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$3199
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3126
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3321
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3288
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2644
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$3117
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$3034
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3393
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3587
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1700
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$3134
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2468
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$3125
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$4491
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3519
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3312
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3264
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3348
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1447
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1465
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3514
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3492
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3857
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3231
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3239
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$522
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$414
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$503
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$721
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$519
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$455
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$523
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$776
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$480
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$493
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$530
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$506
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$563
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$517
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$528
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$533
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$582
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$668
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$540
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$679
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$601
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$718
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$407
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$724
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$609
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$699
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$375
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$809
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$839
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586