Haiphong vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Haiphong Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$606
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1888
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$287
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$811
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.9
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$624
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
35
5
😀 Quality of life
56
50
🏙️ Population
2.09M
115K

The cost of living in Haiphong is 57% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7712th and 9013th ($606 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Haiphong ranked 4th best city to live in Vietnam vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5726th and 6232nd 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
$1.41
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$684
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.2
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1210
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.09
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.6
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.27
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13312
$691

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$565
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$592
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$523
67 km or 42 mi Nam Dinh
$511
68 km or 42 mi Cam Pha
$577
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$545
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$648
123 km or 76 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
144 km or 89 mi Viet Tri
$554
144 km or 90 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
191 km or 119 mi Fangchenggang
$595
194 km or 120 mi Chongzuo
$586
239 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$614
258 km or 160 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Beihai
$660
282 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
285 km or 177 mi Ha Tinh
$560
340 km or 211 mi Sa Pa
$549
345 km or 214 mi Baise
$593
369 km or 229 mi Dong Hoi
$513
380 km or 236 mi Wenshan
$579
390 km or 243 mi Zhanjiang
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haikou
$671
397 km or 246 mi Guigang
$725
410 km or 255 mi Sanya
$778
413 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
420 km or 261 mi Laibin
$623
426 km or 265 mi Thakhek
$1151
451 km or 280 mi Maoming
$774
451 km or 280 mi Gaozhou
$774
457 km or 284 mi Hechi
$601
482 km or 299 mi Liuzhou
$607
483 km or 300 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
487 km or 303 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
491 km or 305 mi Hue
$407
510 km or 317 mi Xingyi
$580
530 km or 329 mi Vientiane
$1168
555 km or 345 mi Da Nang
$610
558 km or 346 mi Udon Thani
$555
561 km or 349 mi Yangjiang
$895

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
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$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
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$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284