Bern vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$488
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
80
66
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
135K
9.39M

The cost of living in Bern is 238% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 743rd and 6692nd ($2512 vs $744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th 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 33rd and 4277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$14503

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$541
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564