Cost of living comparison
Canada is 3.8 times more expensive than Da Lat.
If you lived in Canada instead of Da Lat, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Da Lat
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.50
₫38,202
|
$16.50
CA$22.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
₫162,801
|
$9.99
CA$13.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
₫25,225
|
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
₫23,042
|
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
|
pay 90.2% more for groceries
Da Lat
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,255
|
$2.50
CA$3.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.24
₫133,384
|
$5.43
CA$7.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
₫140,114
|
$7.95
CA$10.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
₫37,339
|
$3.36
CA$4.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
₫37,039
|
$5.29
CA$7.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
₫41,913
|
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,467
|
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
₫30,208
|
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,762
|
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₫18,278
|
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
₫15,552
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Da Lat
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
₫95,335
|
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$68.18
CA$93.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,034.05
CA$34,242.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
₫149,057
|
$16.78
CA$22.96
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Da Lat
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.61
₫321,059
|
$62.83
CA$85.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.16
₫7,412,368
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,709.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.73
₫4,397,300
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,567.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.69
₫984,998
|
$119.78
CA$163.85
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Da Lat
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$744.16
CA$1,017.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,218.47
CA$16,713.03
|
pay 6.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Da Lat
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,784
|
$5.30
CA$7.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
₫31,954
|
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.18
₫30,011
|
$12.99
CA$17.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.10
CA$58.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.96
₫50,019
|
$11.26
CA$15.40
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Da Lat
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$55.23
CA$75.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.78
CA$54.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.57
CA$118.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$103.81
CA$141.99
|
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