Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 4.6 times more expensive than Da Lat.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Da Lat, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Da Lat
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.50
₫38,202
|
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
₫162,801
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
₫25,225
|
$2.70
ISK377
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
₫23,042
|
$1.95
ISK273
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Da Lat
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,255
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.24
₫133,384
|
$6.72
ISK937
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
₫140,114
|
$6.27
ISK875
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
₫37,339
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
₫37,039
|
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
₫41,913
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,467
|
$1.01
ISK141
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
₫30,208
|
$1.15
ISK161
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,762
|
$1.71
ISK239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₫18,278
|
$1.13
ISK158
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
₫15,552
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Da Lat
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
₫95,335
|
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
₫149,057
|
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Da Lat
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.61
₫321,059
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.16
₫7,412,368
|
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.73
₫4,397,300
|
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.69
₫984,998
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Da Lat
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
pay 7.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Da Lat
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,784
|
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
₫31,954
|
$4.61
ISK644
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.18
₫30,011
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.96
₫50,019
|
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Da Lat
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
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