Haiphong vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Haiphong	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1398	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$443	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$4060
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	58	100
🏙️ Population	2.09M	5.35M

The cost of living in Haiphong is 76% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8171st and 1249th ($562 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Vietnam and Australia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 6112th 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	$1.53	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.77	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.02%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1241	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.74	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.17	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.28	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.81	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.9	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4514	$22799

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988