Brisbane vs Haiphong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Haiphong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1411
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$442
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$400
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	35
😀 Quality of life	98	61
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.12M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 297% more expensive than in Haiphong. Cities ranked 1349th and 8212th ($2269 vs $571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 15th in Australia and Vietnam, respectively. Check Australia vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Haiphong. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Haiphong ranked 4th in Vietnam, while ranked 3rd and 5815th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Haiphong

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	Brisbane	Haiphong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$1.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$42
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$9.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$5.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$5.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$1.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$1.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$44.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$4643

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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