Haiphong vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Haiphong	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$277	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$788	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$606	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	35	74
😀 Quality of life	56	63
🏙️ Population	2.09M	3.01M

The cost of living in Haiphong is 8% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7762nd and 8233rd ($591 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 15th in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Haiphong compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 5753rd and 4691st 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	$1.56	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1039	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.93	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.47	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.69	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.6	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12463	$5490

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508