Bucharest vs Haiphong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Haiphong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$1888
🏠 One person rent	$496	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$811
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$47.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$624
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	76	35
😀 Quality of life	78	56
🏙️ Population	1.72M	2.09M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 71% more expensive than in Haiphong. Cities ranked 5404th and 7712th ($1036 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Romania and Vietnam, respectively. Check Romania vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1 months in Haiphong. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Haiphong ranked 4th in Vietnam, while ranked 642nd and 5726th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Haiphong

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	Bucharest	Haiphong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$1.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$9.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$1210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$6.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$32.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$2.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$32.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$13312

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

Cities near Haiphong

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Hai Duong	$565
46 km or 29 mi	Ha Long	$592
52 km or 32 mi	Thai Binh	$523
67 km or 42 mi	Nam Dinh	$511
68 km or 42 mi	Cam Pha	$577
77 km or 48 mi	Bac Ninh	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Hanoi	$648
123 km or 76 mi	Thai Nguyen	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Viet Tri	$554
144 km or 90 mi	Thanh Hoa	$571
191 km or 119 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
194 km or 120 mi	Chongzuo	$586
239 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$614
258 km or 160 mi	Vinh	$583
263 km or 163 mi	Beihai	$660
282 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$572
285 km or 177 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
340 km or 211 mi	Sa Pa	$549
345 km or 214 mi	Baise	$593
369 km or 229 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
380 km or 236 mi	Wenshan	$579
390 km or 243 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
390 km or 243 mi	Haikou	$671
397 km or 246 mi	Guigang	$725
410 km or 255 mi	Sanya	$778
413 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
420 km or 261 mi	Laibin	$623
426 km or 265 mi	Thakhek	$1151
451 km or 280 mi	Maoming	$774
451 km or 280 mi	Gaozhou	$774
457 km or 284 mi	Hechi	$601
482 km or 299 mi	Liuzhou	$607
483 km or 300 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
487 km or 303 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
491 km or 305 mi	Hue	$407
510 km or 317 mi	Xingyi	$580
530 km or 329 mi	Vientiane	$1168
555 km or 345 mi	Da Nang	$610
558 km or 346 mi	Udon Thani	$555
561 km or 349 mi	Yangjiang	$895