Chennai vs Haiphong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Haiphong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$1398
🏠 One person rent	$159	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$358
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	35
😀 Quality of life	65	58
🏙️ Population	6.6M	2.09M

The cost of living in Chennai is 22% less expensive than in Haiphong. Cities ranked 8898th and 8171st ($437 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 9th in India and Vietnam, respectively. Check India vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.6 months in Haiphong. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Haiphong ranked 4th in Vietnam, while ranked 5272nd and 6112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Haiphong

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	Chennai	Haiphong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.25	$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$8.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	7.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$1241
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$5.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$9.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$1.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$2.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$3.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$4514

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286

Cities near Haiphong

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Hai Duong	$558
46 km or 29 mi	Ha Long	$559
52 km or 32 mi	Thai Binh	$556
67 km or 42 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
68 km or 42 mi	Cam Pha	$551
77 km or 48 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
89 km or 55 mi	Hanoi	$652
123 km or 76 mi	Thai Nguyen	$461
144 km or 89 mi	Viet Tri	$569
144 km or 90 mi	Thanh Hoa	$568
191 km or 119 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
194 km or 120 mi	Chongzuo	$568
239 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
258 km or 160 mi	Vinh	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Beihai	$652
282 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$552
285 km or 177 mi	Ha Tinh	$539
340 km or 211 mi	Sa Pa	$529
345 km or 214 mi	Baise	$571
369 km or 229 mi	Dong Hoi	$483
380 km or 236 mi	Wenshan	$563
390 km or 243 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
390 km or 243 mi	Haikou	$677
397 km or 246 mi	Guigang	$693
410 km or 255 mi	Sanya	$758
413 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
420 km or 261 mi	Laibin	$598
426 km or 265 mi	Thakhek	$1139
451 km or 280 mi	Maoming	$773
451 km or 280 mi	Gaozhou	$780
457 km or 284 mi	Hechi	$574
482 km or 299 mi	Liuzhou	$574
483 km or 300 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
487 km or 303 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
491 km or 305 mi	Hue	$372
510 km or 317 mi	Xingyi	$560
530 km or 329 mi	Vientiane	$1152
555 km or 345 mi	Da Nang	$615
558 km or 346 mi	Udon Thani	$578
561 km or 349 mi	Yangjiang	$892