Haiphong vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Haiphong	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$3413
🏠 One person rent	$277	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$788	$1128
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$606	$2628
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	35	98
😀 Quality of life	56	74
🏙️ Population	2.09M	919K

The cost of living in Haiphong is 58% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 7762nd and 3869th ($591 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Vietnam and South Korea, respectively. Check Vietnam vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Haiphong compared to 1.9 months in Seongnam. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 5753rd and 1233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiphong vs Seongnam

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	Haiphong	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.56	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1039	$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.93	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.47	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.69	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.6	$139
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12463	$20935

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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 Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1283
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1165
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1161
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1022
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1129
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1070
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1163
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1042
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1099
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1092
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1075
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1074
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1151
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$865
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1565
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$900
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1036
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1016
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1019
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1038