Haiphong vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Haiphong	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1398	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$251	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$443	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	74
😀 Quality of life	58	62
🏙️ Population	2.09M	4.43M

The cost of living in Haiphong is 48% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8171st and 5031st ($562 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Vietnam and South Africa, respectively. Check Vietnam vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Haiphong compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6112th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiphong vs Johannesburg

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	Haiphong	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.53	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.77	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.02%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1241	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.74	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.17	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.28	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.81	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.9	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4514	$5503

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Cities near Haiphong

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Hai Duong	$558
46 km or 29 mi	Ha Long	$559
52 km or 32 mi	Thai Binh	$556
67 km or 42 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
68 km or 42 mi	Cam Pha	$551
77 km or 48 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
89 km or 55 mi	Hanoi	$652
123 km or 76 mi	Thai Nguyen	$461
144 km or 89 mi	Viet Tri	$569
144 km or 90 mi	Thanh Hoa	$568
191 km or 119 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
194 km or 120 mi	Chongzuo	$568
239 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
258 km or 160 mi	Vinh	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Beihai	$652
282 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$552
285 km or 177 mi	Ha Tinh	$539
340 km or 211 mi	Sa Pa	$529
345 km or 214 mi	Baise	$571
369 km or 229 mi	Dong Hoi	$483
380 km or 236 mi	Wenshan	$563
390 km or 243 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
390 km or 243 mi	Haikou	$677
397 km or 246 mi	Guigang	$693
410 km or 255 mi	Sanya	$758
413 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
420 km or 261 mi	Laibin	$598
426 km or 265 mi	Thakhek	$1139
451 km or 280 mi	Maoming	$773
451 km or 280 mi	Gaozhou	$780
457 km or 284 mi	Hechi	$574
482 km or 299 mi	Liuzhou	$574
483 km or 300 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
487 km or 303 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
491 km or 305 mi	Hue	$372
510 km or 317 mi	Xingyi	$560
530 km or 329 mi	Vientiane	$1152
555 km or 345 mi	Da Nang	$615
558 km or 346 mi	Udon Thani	$578
561 km or 349 mi	Yangjiang	$892

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915