Chittagong vs Haiphong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Haiphong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$1853
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$196
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$47.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$606
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	35
😀 Quality of life	46	56
🏙️ Population	2.58M	2.09M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 41% less expensive than in Haiphong. Cities ranked 9083rd and 7762nd ($351 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Bangladesh and Vietnam, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1 months in Haiphong. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Haiphong ranked 4th in Vietnam, while ranked 6493rd and 5753rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Haiphong

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	Chittagong	Haiphong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$1039
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$668
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$1170
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$5.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$5.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$1.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$31.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$12463

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360

Cities near Haiphong

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Hai Duong	$554
46 km or 29 mi	Ha Long	$582
52 km or 32 mi	Thai Binh	$513
67 km or 42 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
68 km or 42 mi	Cam Pha	$569
77 km or 48 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
89 km or 55 mi	Hanoi	$647
123 km or 76 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
144 km or 89 mi	Viet Tri	$592
144 km or 90 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
191 km or 119 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
194 km or 120 mi	Chongzuo	$564
239 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
258 km or 160 mi	Vinh	$579
263 km or 163 mi	Beihai	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$549
285 km or 177 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
340 km or 211 mi	Sa Pa	$553
345 km or 214 mi	Baise	$571
369 km or 229 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
380 km or 236 mi	Wenshan	$575
390 km or 243 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
390 km or 243 mi	Haikou	$650
397 km or 246 mi	Guigang	$702
410 km or 255 mi	Sanya	$763
413 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
420 km or 261 mi	Laibin	$598
426 km or 265 mi	Thakhek	$1161
451 km or 280 mi	Maoming	$756
451 km or 280 mi	Gaozhou	$761
457 km or 284 mi	Hechi	$575
482 km or 299 mi	Liuzhou	$579
483 km or 300 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
487 km or 303 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
491 km or 305 mi	Hue	$393
510 km or 317 mi	Xingyi	$571
530 km or 329 mi	Vientiane	$1163
555 km or 345 mi	Da Nang	$593
558 km or 346 mi	Udon Thani	$543
561 km or 349 mi	Yangjiang	$877