Cost of living comparison

 Berlin, Germany
compared to
 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary
Ho Chi Minh City vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ho Chi Minh City instead of Berlin, you would:

pay 79.7% less for restaurants

 
Berlin
Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.10
$1.98
₫51,528
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.79
€10.34
$4.85
₫126,244
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.88
€2.53
$0.51
₫13,294

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pay 34.1% less for groceries

 
Berlin
Ho Chi Minh City
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
€1.72
$1.07
₫27,934
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.66
€5.84
$5.90
₫153,619
Milk (1 gallon) $4.57
€4.01
$5.76
₫150,045

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pay 46.0% less for transportation

 
Berlin
Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.19
€6.30
$3.56
₫92,653
Monthly public transit pass $52.52
€46.07
$13.05
₫340,086
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,799.21
€27,892.84
$38,763.85
₫1,009,953,343

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pay 71.5% less for housing

 
Berlin
Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.99
€39.46
$9.69
₫252,449
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,278.77
€1,121.68
$476.20
₫12,407,026
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $938.86
€823.53
$305.20
₫7,951,658

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pay 16.0% more for childcare

 
Berlin
Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $306.98
€269.27
$252.71
₫6,584,163
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,639.17
€8,455.05
$14,438.55
₫376,181,856

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pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Berlin
Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.29
€3.76
$1.19
₫30,917
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.98
€3.49
$1.94
₫50,601
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.11
€7.99
$1.38
₫36,070

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pay 35.9% less for clothing

 
Berlin
Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.49
€74.99
$30.06
₫783,229
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.99
€35.95
$25.09
₫653,595
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.49
€83.76
$98.26
₫2,560,140

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