Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 71.9% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Bern, you would:
pay 86.5% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.97
CHF23.54
|
$1.84
₫46,748
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
CHF4.05
|
$0.55
₫13,956
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
$0.34
₫8,778
|
|
pay 56.1% less for groceries
Bern
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
CHF2.97
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.92
CHF10.81
|
$6.02
₫153,160
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
CHF6.70
|
$5.38
₫137,049
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.04
CHF5.47
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.47
CHF12.21
|
$1.52
₫38,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
$1.26
₫32,196
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
$0.44
₫11,198
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
$0.63
₫16,144
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
$0.42
₫10,618
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.92
|
$0.49
₫12,569
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$0.49
₫12,526
|
|
pay 60.3% less for transportation
Bern
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.69
CHF6.97
|
$3.48
₫88,567
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.29
CHF79.13
|
$6.87
₫174,795
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF32,854.44
|
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.82
CHF46.98
|
$5.70
₫145,060
|
|
pay 82.1% less for housing
Bern
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
CHF47.31
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,589.14
CHF1,440.55
|
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,151.02
CHF1,043.40
|
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.38
CHF230.60
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
|
pay 78.3% less for childcare
Bern
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,928.18
CHF2,654.40
|
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,149.24
CHF30,049.79
|
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
|
pay 79.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.18
CHF6.51
|
$0.89
₫22,694
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
CHF4.59
|
$1.56
₫39,807
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.22
CHF9.27
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.47
CHF69.32
|
$22.79
₫580,254
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF20.03
|
$3.60
₫91,603
|
|
pay 60.4% less for clothing
Bern
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$146.65
CHF132.93
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.69
CHF55.93
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$159.53
CHF144.61
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.11
CHF165.99
|
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
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