Haiphong vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Haiphong	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$277	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$788	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$606	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	17
😀 Quality of life	56	51
🏙️ Population	2.09M	317K

The cost of living in Haiphong is 8% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 7762nd and 8259th ($591 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Vietnam and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Haiphong compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 5753rd and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiphong vs Port Moresby

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	Haiphong	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.56	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1039	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.93	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.47	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.69	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.6	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12463	$3751

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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 Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$531
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1335
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$420
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1667
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1411
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1401
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$500
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1617
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$505
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2067
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$507
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1946
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$502
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1192
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$511
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$501
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1185
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$669
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$503
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$442
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1604
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1652
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681