Cost of living comparison
Bern is 5.7 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Bern instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 11.0 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,344
|
$26.23
CHF23.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,277
|
$4.65
CHF4.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,545
|
$4.30
CHF3.85
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
$3.23
CHF2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,331
|
$13.69
CHF12.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,897
|
$7.62
CHF6.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
$5.84
CHF5.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,567
|
$13.31
CHF11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,784
|
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,769
|
$1.08
CHF0.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,428
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,392
|
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,593
|
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,701
|
$0.98
CHF0.88
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,270
|
$7.86
CHF7.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,374
|
$91.24
CHF81.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,438.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,935
|
$43.00
CHF38.43
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
$48.66
CHF43.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,235.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
$978.93
CHF875.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
$253.38
CHF226.49
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,701.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
$34,215.09
CHF30,584.36
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,172
|
$7.41
CHF6.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,665
|
$5.39
CHF4.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
$10.26
CHF9.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫669,650
|
$71.17
CHF63.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,722
|
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
$142.37
CHF127.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
$63.68
CHF56.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
$167.27
CHF149.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
$189.00
CHF168.94
|
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