Haiphong vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Haiphong	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$277	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$788	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$606	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	35	30
😀 Quality of life	56	14
🏙️ Population	2.09M	4.27M

The cost of living in Haiphong is 25% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7762nd and 8769th ($591 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Vietnam and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Haiphong compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5753rd and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiphong vs Kabul

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	Haiphong	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.56	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1039	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.93	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.47	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.69	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.6	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12463	$1356

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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

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476