Haiphong vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Haiphong	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$277	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$788	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$606	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	35	31
😀 Quality of life	56	54
🏙️ Population	2.09M	120K

The cost of living in Haiphong is 24% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7762nd and 6518th ($591 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Vietnam and Thailand, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Haiphong compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 5753rd and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiphong vs Pattaya

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	Haiphong	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.56	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1039	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.93	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.47	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.69	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.6	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12463	$8876

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508