Haiphong vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Haiphong Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$277
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$788
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$606
$487
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
35
66
😀 Quality of life
56
65
🏙️ Population
2.09M
9.39M

The cost of living in Haiphong is 20% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7762nd and 6739th ($591 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Vietnam.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Haiphong compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Ranked 4th vs 1st best cities to live in Vietnam, and 5753rd vs 4253rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiphong vs Ho Chi Minh

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Haiphong Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.56
$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1039
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9
$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.96%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1170
$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.93
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.47
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.69
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.6
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12463
$14143

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$592
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$579
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$642
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$549
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$558
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$553
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$571
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$500
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$575
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$764
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$650
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$702
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$763
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$771
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$598
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$1161
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$756
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$761
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$575
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$579
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$1253
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$1183
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$393
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$571
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$530
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$425
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$494
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$678
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$512
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$454
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$514
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$721
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$506
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$507
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$513
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$526
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$504
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$836
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$577
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$516
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$531
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$534
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$596
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$519
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$634
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$535
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$755
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$644
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$516
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$573
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$677
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$639
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$545
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$427
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$685
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$584
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$593
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$393
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$752
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$739
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$781
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$743
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$588