Haiphong vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Haiphong	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$277	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$788	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$606	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	65
😀 Quality of life	56	83
🏙️ Population	2.09M	1.25M

The cost of living in Haiphong is 60% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7762nd and 3460th ($591 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Haiphong compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5753rd and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiphong vs Sharjah

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	Haiphong	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.56	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1039	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.93	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.47	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.69	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.6	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12463	$7169

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536