Haiphong vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Haiphong	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$277	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$788	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$606	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	70
😀 Quality of life	56	78
🏙️ Population	2.09M	1.4M

The cost of living in Haiphong is 43% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7762nd and 5261st ($591 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Vietnam and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Haiphong compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5753rd and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiphong vs Sofia

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	Haiphong	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.56	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1039	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.93	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.47	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.69	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.6	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12463	$6749

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633