Haiphong vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Haiphong	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1398	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$251	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$443	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$2496
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	35	73
😀 Quality of life	58	80
🏙️ Population	2.09M	7.01M

The cost of living in Haiphong is 65% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8171st and 3418th ($562 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Vietnam and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Haiphong compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6112th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiphong vs Riyadh

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	Haiphong	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.53	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.77	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.02%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1241	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.74	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.17	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.28	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.81	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.9	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4514	$9818

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463