Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

United States

Alexandria vs. Hai Phong Cost of Living Summary

Alexandria is 4.5 times more expensive than Hai Phong.

Restaurants: pay 6.6 times more in Alexandria
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Alexandria
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Alexandria
Housing: pay 7.9 times more in Alexandria
Childcare: pay 13.5 times more in Alexandria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3 times more in Alexandria
Clothing: pay 56.3% more in Alexandria

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Alexandria are more expensive than in Hai Phong. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Alexandria.

Planning a move to United States? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Alexandria vs. Hai Phong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alexandria instead of Hai Phong, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 6.6 times more for restaurants

	Hai Phong	Alexandria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.54 ₫39,726	$20.00	+1199.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.23 ₫109K	$12.00	+183.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,663	$2.70	+449.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,883	$2.30	+652.0%
Average			+562.4%

Hai Phong vs. Alexandria - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Hai Phong	Alexandria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 ₫12,580	$3.85	+689.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫134K	$8.15	+56.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫147K	$4.40	-22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫37,939	$4.62	+214.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,474	$7.00	+315.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,278	$2.83	+85.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,406	$0.63	+30.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,749	$3.33	+446.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,160	$3.67	+618.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,178	$0.99	+127.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫12,967	$1.22	+142.8%
Average			+174.0%

Hai Phong vs. Alexandria - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Hai Phong	Alexandria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.23 ₫83,339	$3.83	+18.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.77 ₫149K	$52.50	+809.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫793M	$36,227.00	+17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫139K	$20.16	+274.0%
Average			+121.1%

Hai Phong vs. Alexandria - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 7.9 times more for housing

	Hai Phong	Alexandria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫228K	$77.80	+780.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.77 ₫6M	$2,360.00	+868.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$243.77 ₫6M	$1,767.50	+625.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.34 ₫886K	$185.44	+440.0%
Average			+686.3%

Hai Phong vs. Alexandria - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 13.5 times more for childcare

	Hai Phong	Alexandria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.96 ₫4M	$2,000.00	+1199.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,618.80 ₫119M	$65,000.00	+1307.3%
Average			+1252.1%

Hai Phong vs. Alexandria - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hai Phong	Alexandria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.77 ₫19,863	$6.50	+744.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ₫48,003	$4.50	+141.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.19 ₫30,788	$9.11	+663.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.09 ₫596K	$72.50	+213.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫109K	$18.25	+331.0%
Average			+329.7%

Hai Phong vs. Alexandria - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 56.3% more for clothing

	Hai Phong	Alexandria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.19 ₫1M	$47.50	+2.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.17 ₫546K	$48.33	+128.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$121.67	+45.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.98 ₫2M	$134.75	+75.0%
Average			+56.3%

Hai Phong vs. Alexandria - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Hai Phong vs. Alexandria

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Alexandria?

More cost comparisons

Hai Phong vs.

Madrid

Hai Phong vs.

Warsaw

Hai Phong vs.

Cairo

Hai Phong vs.

Lima

Hai Phong vs.

Rome

Hai Phong vs.

Ho Chi Minh City

Hai Phong vs.

Sydney

Hai Phong vs.

New York City

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Vietnam vs. United States. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Vietnam and United States.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Hai Phong

Add prices for Alexandria

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Alexandria or Hai Phong. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.