Chongqing vs Haiphong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Haiphong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$1853
🏠 One person rent	$224	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$196
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$47.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$606
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	88	35
😀 Quality of life	72	56
🏙️ Population	32.1M	2.09M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 7% more expensive than in Haiphong. Cities ranked 7340th and 7762nd ($634 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 5th in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1 months in Haiphong. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Haiphong ranked 4th in Vietnam, while ranked 1675th and 5753rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Haiphong

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	Chongqing	Haiphong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$1039
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$668
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$1170
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$5.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$5.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$1.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$31.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$12463

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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