Haiphong vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Haiphong	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$606	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1888	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$287	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$811	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.9	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$624	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	35	7
😀 Quality of life	56	53
🏙️ Population	2.09M	77.6K

The cost of living in Haiphong is 39% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7712th and 5798th ($606 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 5726th and 6033rd 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	$1.41	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$684	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.2	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1210	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$499	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.09	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.45	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.68	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.27	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.6	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.27	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.3	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13312	$13132

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Cities near Haiphong

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Hai Duong	$565
46 km or 29 mi	Ha Long	$592
52 km or 32 mi	Thai Binh	$523
67 km or 42 mi	Nam Dinh	$511
68 km or 42 mi	Cam Pha	$577
77 km or 48 mi	Bac Ninh	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Hanoi	$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

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892