Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.7 times more expensive than Da Lat.
If you lived in Spain instead of Da Lat, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Da Lat
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.50
₫38,187
|
$13.31
€12.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
₫162,739
|
$8.95
€8.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
₫25,215
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
₫23,033
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
Da Lat
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,245
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.24
₫133,333
|
$6.20
€5.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
₫140,060
|
$4.19
€3.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
₫37,325
|
$2.53
€2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
₫37,025
|
$3.26
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
₫41,897
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,461
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
₫30,196
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,756
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₫18,271
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
₫15,546
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Da Lat
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
₫95,298
|
$6.53
€6.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.45
€32.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,659.33
€31,003.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
₫149,000
|
$14.39
€13.25
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Da Lat
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.61
₫320,937
|
$33.81
€31.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.16
₫7,409,540
|
$828.43
€763.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.73
₫4,395,622
|
$665.31
€612.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.69
₫984,622
|
$106.67
€98.25
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Da Lat
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$381.14
€351.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,410.38
€6,825.75
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Da Lat
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,775
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
₫31,942
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.18
₫30,000
|
$5.57
€5.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.03
€39.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.96
₫50,000
|
$8.46
€7.80
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Da Lat
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$73.08
€67.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.46
€28.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$75.09
€69.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.97
€84.71
|
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