Haiphong vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Haiphong Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$606
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1888
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$287
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$811
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.9
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$624
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
100
😀 Quality of life
56
79
🏙️ Population
2.09M
24.9M

The cost of living in Haiphong is 47% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7712th and 4780th ($606 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5726th and 571st 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
$1.41
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$684
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.2
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1210
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.09
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.6
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.27
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13312
$31401

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$511
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$577
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$545
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$648
123 km or 76 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
144 km or 89 mi Viet Tri
$554
144 km or 90 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
191 km or 119 mi Fangchenggang
$595
194 km or 120 mi Chongzuo
$586
239 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$614
258 km or 160 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Beihai
$660
282 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
285 km or 177 mi Ha Tinh
$560
340 km or 211 mi Sa Pa
$549
345 km or 214 mi Baise
$593
369 km or 229 mi Dong Hoi
$513
380 km or 236 mi Wenshan
$579
390 km or 243 mi Zhanjiang
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haikou
$671
397 km or 246 mi Guigang
$725
410 km or 255 mi Sanya
$778
413 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
420 km or 261 mi Laibin
$623
426 km or 265 mi Thakhek
$1151
451 km or 280 mi Maoming
$774
451 km or 280 mi Gaozhou
$774
457 km or 284 mi Hechi
$601
482 km or 299 mi Liuzhou
$607
483 km or 300 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
487 km or 303 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
491 km or 305 mi Hue
$407
510 km or 317 mi Xingyi
$580
530 km or 329 mi Vientiane
$1168
555 km or 345 mi Da Nang
$610
558 km or 346 mi Udon Thani
$555
561 km or 349 mi Yangjiang
$895

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1028
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$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
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$617
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$702
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$771
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$648
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$774