Haiphong vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Haiphong Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$277
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$788
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$606
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
100
😀 Quality of life
56
78
🏙️ Population
2.09M
24.9M

The cost of living in Haiphong is 46% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7762nd and 4858th ($591 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Haiphong compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5753rd and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiphong vs Shanghai

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Haiphong Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.56
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1039
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.96%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1170
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.93
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.47
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.69
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.6
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12463
$30174

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$554
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$582
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746