Haiphong vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Haiphong Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$606
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1888
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$287
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$811
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.9
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$624
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
35
30
😀 Quality of life
56
25
🏙️ Population
2.09M
42.7K

The cost of living in Haiphong is 13% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7712th and 8393rd ($606 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Vietnam and Kenya, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 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 5726th and 8584th 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
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$684
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.2
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1210
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.09
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.6
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.27
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13312
$8360

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$565
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$592
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$523
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$511
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$577
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$545
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$648
123 km or 76 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
144 km or 89 mi Viet Tri
$554
144 km or 90 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
191 km or 119 mi Fangchenggang
$595
194 km or 120 mi Chongzuo
$586
239 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$614
258 km or 160 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Beihai
$660
282 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
285 km or 177 mi Ha Tinh
$560
340 km or 211 mi Sa Pa
$549
345 km or 214 mi Baise
$593
369 km or 229 mi Dong Hoi
$513
380 km or 236 mi Wenshan
$579
390 km or 243 mi Zhanjiang
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haikou
$671
397 km or 246 mi Guigang
$725
410 km or 255 mi Sanya
$778
413 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
420 km or 261 mi Laibin
$623
426 km or 265 mi Thakhek
$1151
451 km or 280 mi Maoming
$774
451 km or 280 mi Gaozhou
$774
457 km or 284 mi Hechi
$601
482 km or 299 mi Liuzhou
$607
483 km or 300 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
487 km or 303 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
491 km or 305 mi Hue
$407
510 km or 317 mi Xingyi
$580
530 km or 329 mi Vientiane
$1168
555 km or 345 mi Da Nang
$610
558 km or 346 mi Udon Thani
$555
561 km or 349 mi Yangjiang
$895

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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
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$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
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$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
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$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
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$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
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$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
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$598
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$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545