Haiphong vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Haiphong	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$277	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$788	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$606	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	35	7
😀 Quality of life	56	62
🏙️ Population	2.09M	133K

The cost of living in Haiphong is 55% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7762nd and 4205th ($591 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Vietnam and Maldives, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Haiphong compared to 1 months in Male. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5753rd and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiphong vs Male

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	Haiphong	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.56	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1039	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.93	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.47	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.69	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.6	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12463	$3201

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360