Haiphong vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Haiphong	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1398	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$251	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$443	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	35	75
😀 Quality of life	58	68
🏙️ Population	2.09M	3.01M

The cost of living in Haiphong is 2% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8171st and 8275th ($562 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 14th in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Haiphong compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 6112th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiphong vs Surabaya

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	Haiphong	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.53	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.77	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.02%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1241	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.74	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.17	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.28	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.81	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.9	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4514	$9160

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Cities near Haiphong

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Hai Duong	$558
46 km or 29 mi	Ha Long	$559
52 km or 32 mi	Thai Binh	$556
67 km or 42 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
68 km or 42 mi	Cam Pha	$551
77 km or 48 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
89 km or 55 mi	Hanoi	$652
123 km or 76 mi	Thai Nguyen	$461
144 km or 89 mi	Viet Tri	$569
144 km or 90 mi	Thanh Hoa	$568
191 km or 119 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
194 km or 120 mi	Chongzuo	$568
239 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
258 km or 160 mi	Vinh	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Beihai	$652
282 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$552
285 km or 177 mi	Ha Tinh	$539
340 km or 211 mi	Sa Pa	$529
345 km or 214 mi	Baise	$571
369 km or 229 mi	Dong Hoi	$483
380 km or 236 mi	Wenshan	$563
390 km or 243 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
390 km or 243 mi	Haikou	$677
397 km or 246 mi	Guigang	$693
410 km or 255 mi	Sanya	$758
413 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
420 km or 261 mi	Laibin	$598
426 km or 265 mi	Thakhek	$1139
451 km or 280 mi	Maoming	$773
451 km or 280 mi	Gaozhou	$780
457 km or 284 mi	Hechi	$574
482 km or 299 mi	Liuzhou	$574
483 km or 300 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
487 km or 303 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
491 km or 305 mi	Hue	$372
510 km or 317 mi	Xingyi	$560
530 km or 329 mi	Vientiane	$1152
555 km or 345 mi	Da Nang	$615
558 km or 346 mi	Udon Thani	$578
561 km or 349 mi	Yangjiang	$892

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502