Haiphong vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Haiphong	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1398	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$251	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$443	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	35	7
😀 Quality of life	58	57
🏙️ Population	2.09M	77.6K

The cost of living in Haiphong is 45% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8171st and 5469th ($562 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Vietnam and Thailand, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Haiphong compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6112th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiphong vs Phuket

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	Haiphong	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.53	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.77	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.02%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1241	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.74	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.17	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.28	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.81	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4514	$14328

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Cities near Haiphong

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Hai Duong	$558
46 km or 29 mi	Ha Long	$559
52 km or 32 mi	Thai Binh	$556
67 km or 42 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
68 km or 42 mi	Cam Pha	$551
77 km or 48 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
89 km or 55 mi	Hanoi	$652
123 km or 76 mi	Thai Nguyen	$461
144 km or 89 mi	Viet Tri	$569
144 km or 90 mi	Thanh Hoa	$568
191 km or 119 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
194 km or 120 mi	Chongzuo	$568
239 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
258 km or 160 mi	Vinh	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Beihai	$652
282 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$552
285 km or 177 mi	Ha Tinh	$539
340 km or 211 mi	Sa Pa	$529
345 km or 214 mi	Baise	$571
369 km or 229 mi	Dong Hoi	$483
380 km or 236 mi	Wenshan	$563
390 km or 243 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
390 km or 243 mi	Haikou	$677
397 km or 246 mi	Guigang	$693
410 km or 255 mi	Sanya	$758
413 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
420 km or 261 mi	Laibin	$598
426 km or 265 mi	Thakhek	$1139
451 km or 280 mi	Maoming	$773
451 km or 280 mi	Gaozhou	$780
457 km or 284 mi	Hechi	$574
482 km or 299 mi	Liuzhou	$574
483 km or 300 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
487 km or 303 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
491 km or 305 mi	Hue	$372
510 km or 317 mi	Xingyi	$560
530 km or 329 mi	Vientiane	$1152
555 km or 345 mi	Da Nang	$615
558 km or 346 mi	Udon Thani	$578
561 km or 349 mi	Yangjiang	$892

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866