Haiphong vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Haiphong	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$606	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1888	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$287	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$811	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.9	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$624	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	72
😀 Quality of life	56	58
🏙️ Population	2.09M	4.43M

The cost of living in Haiphong is 44% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7712th and 5069th ($606 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Vietnam and South Africa, respectively. Check Vietnam vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Haiphong compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5726th and 5446th 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	$1.41	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$684	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.2	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1210	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$499	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.09	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.45	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.68	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.27	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.6	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.27	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13312	$5865

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Cities near Haiphong

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Hai Duong	$565
46 km or 29 mi	Ha Long	$592
52 km or 32 mi	Thai Binh	$523
67 km or 42 mi	Nam Dinh	$511
68 km or 42 mi	Cam Pha	$577
77 km or 48 mi	Bac Ninh	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Hanoi	$648
123 km or 76 mi	Thai Nguyen	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Viet Tri	$554
144 km or 90 mi	Thanh Hoa	$571
191 km or 119 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
194 km or 120 mi	Chongzuo	$586
239 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$614
258 km or 160 mi	Vinh	$583
263 km or 163 mi	Beihai	$660
282 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$572
285 km or 177 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
340 km or 211 mi	Sa Pa	$549
345 km or 214 mi	Baise	$593
369 km or 229 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
380 km or 236 mi	Wenshan	$579
390 km or 243 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
390 km or 243 mi	Haikou	$671
397 km or 246 mi	Guigang	$725
410 km or 255 mi	Sanya	$778
413 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
420 km or 261 mi	Laibin	$623
426 km or 265 mi	Thakhek	$1151
451 km or 280 mi	Maoming	$774
451 km or 280 mi	Gaozhou	$774
457 km or 284 mi	Hechi	$601
482 km or 299 mi	Liuzhou	$607
483 km or 300 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
487 km or 303 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
491 km or 305 mi	Hue	$407
510 km or 317 mi	Xingyi	$580
530 km or 329 mi	Vientiane	$1168
555 km or 345 mi	Da Nang	$610
558 km or 346 mi	Udon Thani	$555
561 km or 349 mi	Yangjiang	$895

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045