Haiphong vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Haiphong	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1411	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$256	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.7	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$400	$5742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	87
😀 Quality of life	61	91
🏙️ Population	2.12M	1.01M

The cost of living in Haiphong is 86% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8212th and 8th ($571 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 5th in Vietnam and the United States, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Haiphong compared to 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 5815th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiphong vs San Jose, United States

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	Haiphong	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.54	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$395	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.94%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$768	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.83	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.53	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.18	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.69	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.33	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.99	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.6	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4643	$23160

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Cities near Haiphong

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Hai Duong	$587
46 km or 29 mi	Ha Long	$585
52 km or 32 mi	Thai Binh	$587
67 km or 42 mi	Nam Dinh	$602
68 km or 42 mi	Cam Pha	$577
77 km or 48 mi	Bac Ninh	$597
89 km or 55 mi	Hanoi	$702
123 km or 76 mi	Thai Nguyen	$476
144 km or 89 mi	Viet Tri	$590
144 km or 90 mi	Thanh Hoa	$601
191 km or 119 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Chongzuo	$580
239 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
258 km or 160 mi	Vinh	$590
263 km or 163 mi	Beihai	$664
282 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$564
285 km or 177 mi	Ha Tinh	$567
340 km or 211 mi	Sa Pa	$563
345 km or 214 mi	Baise	$578
369 km or 229 mi	Dong Hoi	$496
380 km or 236 mi	Wenshan	$575
390 km or 243 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
390 km or 243 mi	Haikou	$694
397 km or 246 mi	Guigang	$699
410 km or 255 mi	Sanya	$774
413 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$738
420 km or 261 mi	Laibin	$608
426 km or 265 mi	Thakhek	$1038
451 km or 280 mi	Maoming	$789
451 km or 280 mi	Gaozhou	$790
457 km or 284 mi	Hechi	$584
482 km or 299 mi	Liuzhou	$587
483 km or 300 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
487 km or 303 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
491 km or 305 mi	Hue	$380
510 km or 317 mi	Xingyi	$574
530 km or 329 mi	Vientiane	$1056
555 km or 345 mi	Da Nang	$660
558 km or 346 mi	Udon Thani	$581
561 km or 349 mi	Yangjiang	$896

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212