Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Vietnam

Da Nang vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Da Nang is 31.4% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 23.4% less in Da Nang
Groceries: pay 26.6% less in Da Nang
Transportation: pay 50.4% less in Da Nang
Housing: pay 17.4% less in Da Nang
Childcare: pay 49.1% less in Da Nang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.4% less in Da Nang
Clothing: pay 24.8% less in Da Nang

Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, groceries, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Da Nang.

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Da Nang vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Da Nang instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 23.4% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Da Nang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.72	$2.31 ₫59,590	-22.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.34	$4.62 ₫119K	-33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$0.63 ₫16,222	-3.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$0.33 ₫8,584	-5.6%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 26.6% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Da Nang
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.61	$1.24 ₫31,892	-16.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.61	$6.50 ₫168K	-24.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.07	$5.88 ₫152K	-19.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.09	$1.49 ₫38,416	-42.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.77	$1.90 ₫49,154	+16.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.39	$1.20 ₫30,915	-32.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.07	$0.53 ₫13,730	-34.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.72	$0.59 ₫15,184	-52.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.35	$0.70 ₫18,120	-19.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.23	$0.53 ₫13,565	-32.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.58 ₫15,043	-15.7%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 50.4% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Da Nang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.50	$3.48 ₫89,869	-34.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.17	$5.00 ₫129K	-85.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$30,715.02 ₫793M	-1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.00	$5.68 ₫146K	-46.2%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 17.4% less for housing

	Bangkok	Da Nang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.00	$8.13 ₫210K	-54.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,683.32	$524.84 ₫14M	-22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,617.04	$345.05 ₫9M	-0.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.26	$58.90 ₫2M	-28.2%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 49.1% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Da Nang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,075.51	$161.66 ₫4M	-71.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$15,000.00 ₫387M	-9.1%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Da Nang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.75	$1.35 ₫34,761	-49.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.79	$1.69 ₫43,628	-39.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.56	$1.54 ₫39,726	-66.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.10	$25.02 ₫646K	-57.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.28	$3.08 ₫79,453	-59.4%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 24.8% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Da Nang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,374.76	$45.42 ₫1M	-35.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.24	$27.58 ₫712K	-35.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,257.43	$101.04 ₫3M	+4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,689.53	$81.79 ₫2M	-25.6%
Average			-24.8%

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