Haiphong vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Haiphong Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$605
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2168
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$288
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.4
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$553
$406
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
35
30
😀 Quality of life
61
29
🏙️ Population
2.1M
42.7K

The cost of living in Haiphong is 24% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7610th and 8601st ($605 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Vietnam and Kenya, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Haiphong compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5232nd and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiphong vs Meru

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Haiphong Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.41
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1024
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.05
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.14
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.3
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.26
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.4
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13831
$6789

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$557
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$590
52 km or 32 mi Thai Binh
$517
67 km or 42 mi Nam Dinh
$504
68 km or 42 mi Cam Pha
$571
77 km or 48 mi Bac Ninh
$524
89 km or 55 mi Hanoi
$631
123 km or 76 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
144 km or 89 mi Viet Tri
$549
144 km or 90 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
191 km or 119 mi Fangchenggang
$568
194 km or 120 mi Chongzuo
$573
239 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$592
258 km or 160 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Beihai
$638
282 km or 175 mi Nanning
$547
285 km or 177 mi Ha Tinh
$554
340 km or 211 mi Sa Pa
$543
345 km or 214 mi Baise
$574
369 km or 229 mi Dong Hoi
$513
380 km or 236 mi Wenshan
$568
390 km or 243 mi Zhanjiang
$777
390 km or 243 mi Haikou
$620
397 km or 246 mi Guigang
$735
410 km or 255 mi Sanya
$552
413 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
420 km or 261 mi Laibin
$611
426 km or 265 mi Thakhek
$1184
451 km or 280 mi Maoming
$857
451 km or 280 mi Gaozhou
$831
457 km or 284 mi Hechi
$573
482 km or 299 mi Liuzhou
$596
483 km or 300 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
487 km or 303 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
491 km or 305 mi Hue
$422
510 km or 317 mi Xingyi
$567
530 km or 329 mi Vientiane
$1233
555 km or 345 mi Da Nang
$601
558 km or 346 mi Udon Thani
$500
561 km or 349 mi Yangjiang
$876

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Distance City Cost of living
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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539