Cost of living comparison
France is 3.6 times more expensive than Da Lat.
If you lived in France instead of Da Lat, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Da Lat
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.50
₫38,187
|
$15.92
€14.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
₫162,739
|
$10.79
€9.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
₫25,215
|
$2.77
€2.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
₫23,033
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
pay 82.7% more for groceries
Da Lat
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,245
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.24
₫133,333
|
$9.16
€8.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
₫140,060
|
$4.45
€4.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
₫37,325
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
₫37,025
|
$6.37
€5.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
₫41,897
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,461
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
₫30,196
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,756
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₫18,271
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
₫15,546
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Da Lat
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
₫95,298
|
$7.43
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$51.68
€47.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,564.23
€29,074.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
₫149,000
|
$18.46
€17.00
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Da Lat
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.61
₫320,937
|
$30.98
€28.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.16
₫7,409,540
|
$779.01
€717.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.73
₫4,395,622
|
$611.60
€563.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.69
₫984,622
|
$139.72
€128.70
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Da Lat
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$707.64
€651.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,850.44
€9,073.31
|
pay 6.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Da Lat
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,775
|
$6.18
€5.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
₫31,942
|
$3.05
€2.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.18
₫30,000
|
$11.75
€10.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.96
€32.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.96
₫50,000
|
$11.84
€10.90
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Da Lat
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$92.28
€85.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.39
€34.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$93.47
€86.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$126.59
€116.61
|
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