Gold Coast vs Haiphong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Haiphong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$1397
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$497
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	35
😀 Quality of life	93	62
🏙️ Population	608K	2.12M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 348% more expensive than in Haiphong. Cities ranked 852nd and 8289th ($2530 vs $564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 14th in Australia and Vietnam, respectively. Check Australia vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.9 months in Haiphong. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Haiphong ranked 4th in Vietnam, while ranked 68th and 5561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Haiphong

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	Gold Coast	Haiphong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$42
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$8.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	6.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$1330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$5.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$1.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$40.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$2.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$4601

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Haiphong

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Hai Duong	$586
46 km or 29 mi	Ha Long	$579
52 km or 32 mi	Thai Binh	$583
67 km or 42 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
68 km or 42 mi	Cam Pha	$574
77 km or 48 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
89 km or 55 mi	Hanoi	$694
123 km or 76 mi	Thai Nguyen	$467
144 km or 89 mi	Viet Tri	$582
144 km or 90 mi	Thanh Hoa	$593
191 km or 119 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
194 km or 120 mi	Chongzuo	$592
239 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$617
258 km or 160 mi	Vinh	$583
263 km or 163 mi	Beihai	$679
282 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$580
285 km or 177 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
340 km or 211 mi	Sa Pa	$553
345 km or 214 mi	Baise	$589
369 km or 229 mi	Dong Hoi	$495
380 km or 236 mi	Wenshan	$579
390 km or 243 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
390 km or 243 mi	Haikou	$711
397 km or 246 mi	Guigang	$714
410 km or 255 mi	Sanya	$782
413 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$751
420 km or 261 mi	Laibin	$620
426 km or 265 mi	Thakhek	$968
451 km or 280 mi	Maoming	$797
451 km or 280 mi	Gaozhou	$802
457 km or 284 mi	Hechi	$593
482 km or 299 mi	Liuzhou	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
487 km or 303 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
491 km or 305 mi	Hue	$375
510 km or 317 mi	Xingyi	$577
530 km or 329 mi	Vientiane	$968
555 km or 345 mi	Da Nang	$699
558 km or 346 mi	Udon Thani	$564
561 km or 349 mi	Yangjiang	$908