Dili vs Haiphong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dili	Haiphong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$511	$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1255	$1853
🏠 One person rent	$226	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$422	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$196
🚐 Transport expenses	$27	$47.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$391	$606
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	12	35
😀 Quality of life	30	56
🏙️ Population	222K	2.09M

The cost of living in Dili is 13% less expensive than in Haiphong. Cities ranked 8549th and 7762nd ($511 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in East Timor and Vietnam, respectively. Check East Timor vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Dili compared to 1 months in Haiphong. Dili ranked 1st best city to live in East Timor vs Haiphong ranked 4th in Vietnam, while ranked 8098th and 5753rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dili vs Haiphong

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	Dili	Haiphong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$1039
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$668
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.8	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$1170
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$5.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$5.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.63	$1.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$31.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.6	$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3045	$12463

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Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$501
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$503
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$502
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$509
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$506
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$512
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1617
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$597
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$525
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$508
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$522
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$355
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$441
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$442
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$553
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$505
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$442
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$439
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$845
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$497
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1267
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$606
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$500
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$580
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$553
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$614
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$510
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$549
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$365
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$410
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$505
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$453
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$464
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$486
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$527
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$417

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