Haiphong vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Haiphong	Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$1077
🏠 One person rent	$277	$131
🏘️ Family rent	$788	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$606	$238
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	35	28
😀 Quality of life	56	46
🏙️ Population	2.09M	846K

The cost of living in Haiphong is 41% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7762nd and 8918th ($591 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Vietnam and Nepal, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Haiphong compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5753rd and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiphong vs Kathmandu

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	Haiphong	Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.56	$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1039	$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9	$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.93	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.47	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.69	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.6	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12463	$3409

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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 Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$341
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$294
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$321
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$292
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$391
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$316
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$292
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$317
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$300
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$312
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$299
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$297
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$308
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$309
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$900
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$329
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$459
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$308
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$296
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$422
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$314
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$307
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$296
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$300
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$299
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$375
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$274
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$304
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$292
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$280
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$315
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$361