Haiphong vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Haiphong	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1398	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$443	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	99
😀 Quality of life	58	100
🏙️ Population	2.09M	5.45M

The cost of living in Haiphong is 79% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8171st and 649th ($562 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Vietnam and Australia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Haiphong compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6112th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiphong vs Sydney

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	Haiphong	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.53	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.77	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.02%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1241	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.74	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.17	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.28	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.81	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.9	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4514	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710