Bangkok vs Haiphong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Haiphong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$1411
🏠 One person rent	$465	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$442
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$400
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	35
😀 Quality of life	73	61
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.12M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 80% more expensive than in Haiphong. Cities ranked 5467th and 8212th ($1027 vs $571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th in Thailand and Vietnam, respectively. Check Thailand vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.7 months in Haiphong. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Haiphong ranked 4th in Vietnam, while ranked 2647th and 5815th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Haiphong

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	Bangkok	Haiphong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$1.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$42
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$9.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$5.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$5.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$1.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$1.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$3.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$44.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$4643

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Haiphong

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Hai Duong	$587
46 km or 29 mi	Ha Long	$585
52 km or 32 mi	Thai Binh	$587
67 km or 42 mi	Nam Dinh	$602
68 km or 42 mi	Cam Pha	$577
77 km or 48 mi	Bac Ninh	$597
89 km or 55 mi	Hanoi	$702
123 km or 76 mi	Thai Nguyen	$476
144 km or 89 mi	Viet Tri	$590
144 km or 90 mi	Thanh Hoa	$601
191 km or 119 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Chongzuo	$580
239 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
258 km or 160 mi	Vinh	$590
263 km or 163 mi	Beihai	$664
282 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$564
285 km or 177 mi	Ha Tinh	$567
340 km or 211 mi	Sa Pa	$563
345 km or 214 mi	Baise	$578
369 km or 229 mi	Dong Hoi	$496
380 km or 236 mi	Wenshan	$575
390 km or 243 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
390 km or 243 mi	Haikou	$694
397 km or 246 mi	Guigang	$699
410 km or 255 mi	Sanya	$774
413 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$738
420 km or 261 mi	Laibin	$608
426 km or 265 mi	Thakhek	$1038
451 km or 280 mi	Maoming	$789
451 km or 280 mi	Gaozhou	$790
457 km or 284 mi	Hechi	$584
482 km or 299 mi	Liuzhou	$587
483 km or 300 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
487 km or 303 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
491 km or 305 mi	Hue	$380
510 km or 317 mi	Xingyi	$574
530 km or 329 mi	Vientiane	$1056
555 km or 345 mi	Da Nang	$660
558 km or 346 mi	Udon Thani	$581
561 km or 349 mi	Yangjiang	$896