Haiphong vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Haiphong	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$277	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$788	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$606	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	56	100
🏙️ Population	2.09M	5.03M

The cost of living in Haiphong is 73% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7762nd and 1365th ($591 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Vietnam and Australia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Haiphong compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5753rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiphong vs Melbourne

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	Haiphong	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.56	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1039	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.93	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.47	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.69	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.6	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12463	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963