Haiphong vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Haiphong	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1411	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$256	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.7	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$400	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	61	96
🏙️ Population	2.12M	1.8M

The cost of living in Haiphong is 70% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8212th and 2284th ($571 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 58th in Vietnam and Canada, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Haiphong compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5815th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiphong vs Montreal

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	Haiphong	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.54	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$395	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.94%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$768	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.83	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.53	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.18	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.69	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.33	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.99	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.6	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.3	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4643	$5550

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Cities near Haiphong

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Hai Duong	$587
46 km or 29 mi	Ha Long	$585
52 km or 32 mi	Thai Binh	$587
67 km or 42 mi	Nam Dinh	$602
68 km or 42 mi	Cam Pha	$577
77 km or 48 mi	Bac Ninh	$597
89 km or 55 mi	Hanoi	$702
123 km or 76 mi	Thai Nguyen	$476
144 km or 89 mi	Viet Tri	$590
144 km or 90 mi	Thanh Hoa	$601
191 km or 119 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Chongzuo	$580
239 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
258 km or 160 mi	Vinh	$590
263 km or 163 mi	Beihai	$664
282 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$564
285 km or 177 mi	Ha Tinh	$567
340 km or 211 mi	Sa Pa	$563
345 km or 214 mi	Baise	$578
369 km or 229 mi	Dong Hoi	$496
380 km or 236 mi	Wenshan	$575
390 km or 243 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
390 km or 243 mi	Haikou	$694
397 km or 246 mi	Guigang	$699
410 km or 255 mi	Sanya	$774
413 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$738
420 km or 261 mi	Laibin	$608
426 km or 265 mi	Thakhek	$1038
451 km or 280 mi	Maoming	$789
451 km or 280 mi	Gaozhou	$790
457 km or 284 mi	Hechi	$584
482 km or 299 mi	Liuzhou	$587
483 km or 300 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
487 km or 303 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
491 km or 305 mi	Hue	$380
510 km or 317 mi	Xingyi	$574
530 km or 329 mi	Vientiane	$1056
555 km or 345 mi	Da Nang	$660
558 km or 346 mi	Udon Thani	$581
561 km or 349 mi	Yangjiang	$896

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805