Haiphong vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Haiphong	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1397	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$251	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.2	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$497	$474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	35	31
😀 Quality of life	62	59
🏙️ Population	2.12M	120K

The cost of living in Haiphong is 33% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8289th and 6606th ($564 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 3rd in Vietnam and Thailand, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Haiphong compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 5561st and 6029th 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	$1.52	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.84	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.97%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1330	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$881	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.68	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.36	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.18	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.29	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.84	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.7	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4601	$13971

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Cities near Haiphong

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Hai Duong	$586
46 km or 29 mi	Ha Long	$579
52 km or 32 mi	Thai Binh	$583
67 km or 42 mi	Nam Dinh	$599
68 km or 42 mi	Cam Pha	$574
77 km or 48 mi	Bac Ninh	$594
89 km or 55 mi	Hanoi	$694
123 km or 76 mi	Thai Nguyen	$467
144 km or 89 mi	Viet Tri	$582
144 km or 90 mi	Thanh Hoa	$593
191 km or 119 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
194 km or 120 mi	Chongzuo	$592
239 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$617
258 km or 160 mi	Vinh	$583
263 km or 163 mi	Beihai	$679
282 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$580
285 km or 177 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
340 km or 211 mi	Sa Pa	$553
345 km or 214 mi	Baise	$589
369 km or 229 mi	Dong Hoi	$495
380 km or 236 mi	Wenshan	$579
390 km or 243 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
390 km or 243 mi	Haikou	$711
397 km or 246 mi	Guigang	$714
410 km or 255 mi	Sanya	$782
413 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$751
420 km or 261 mi	Laibin	$620
426 km or 265 mi	Thakhek	$968
451 km or 280 mi	Maoming	$797
451 km or 280 mi	Gaozhou	$802
457 km or 284 mi	Hechi	$593
482 km or 299 mi	Liuzhou	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
487 km or 303 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
491 km or 305 mi	Hue	$375
510 km or 317 mi	Xingyi	$577
530 km or 329 mi	Vientiane	$968
555 km or 345 mi	Da Nang	$699
558 km or 346 mi	Udon Thani	$564
561 km or 349 mi	Yangjiang	$908

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508