Haiphong vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Haiphong	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$591	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$277	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$788	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.3	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$606	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	35	5
😀 Quality of life	56	34
🏙️ Population	2.09M	115K

The cost of living in Haiphong is 40% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7762nd and 8915th ($591 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Vietnam and Bhutan, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Haiphong compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5753rd and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Haiphong vs Thimphu

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	Haiphong	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.56	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.86
🥤 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	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1039	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$668	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.93	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.47	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.69	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.6	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12463	$666

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300