Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 66.8% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Bern, you would:
pay 85.2% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.24
|
$1.96
₫49,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF15.14
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.14
|
$0.59
₫14,860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.81
|
$0.38
₫9,619
|
|
pay 53.9% less for groceries
Bern
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.78
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.89
|
$6.92
₫173,224
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.16
|
$5.46
₫136,626
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.70
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.83
|
$1.78
₫44,583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.67
|
$1.40
₫34,976
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.28
|
$0.52
₫13,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.51
|
$0.78
₫19,449
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.63
|
$0.49
₫12,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.97
|
$0.55
₫13,875
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.88
|
$0.54
₫13,494
|
|
pay 51.4% less for transportation
Bern
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.38
|
$4.05
₫101,374
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF79.75
|
$8.00
₫200,122
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF30,285.63
|
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF43.01
|
$5.93
₫148,517
|
|
pay 78.5% less for housing
Bern
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF48.79
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,229.78
|
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF920.22
|
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF212.90
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
|
pay 77.7% less for childcare
Bern
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,153.65
|
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,499.93
|
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
|
pay 76.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.31
|
$0.94
₫23,425
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.76
|
$1.86
₫46,592
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.09
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF57.94
|
$24.96
₫624,714
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF20.19
|
$3.86
₫96,581
|
|
pay 44.7% less for clothing
Bern
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF106.45
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF45.43
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF123.67
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF145.66
|
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
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