Haiphong vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Haiphong	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1398	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$251	$186
🏘️ Family rent	$443	$296
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$223
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	55
😀 Quality of life	58	62
🏙️ Population	2.09M	2.11M

The cost of living in Haiphong is 21% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8171st and 8825th ($562 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 48th in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Haiphong compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 6112th and 5663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiphong vs Medan

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	Haiphong	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.53	$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.77	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.02%	9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1241	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.74	$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.17	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.28	$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.81	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4514	$10637

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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 Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534