Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 43.9% more expensive than Da Nang.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Da Nang, you would:
pay 14.9% more for restaurants
Da Nang
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
₫40,015
|
$2.26
THB82.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫125,048
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
₫16,895
|
$0.63
THB23.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
₫8,203
|
$0.35
THB12.77
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
Da Nang
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
₫20,008
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.29
₫160,061
|
$7.97
THB291.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,693
|
$6.00
THB219.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,202
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₫39,705
|
$1.07
THB39.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.54
₫39,326
|
$1.19
THB43.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
₫10,437
|
$0.48
THB17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
₫15,126
|
$0.79
THB28.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
₫10,493
|
$0.63
THB23.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
₫12,857
|
$0.64
THB23.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
₫16,336
|
$0.45
THB16.63
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Da Nang
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
₫89,845
|
$4.25
THB155.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
₫120,046
|
$22.11
THB808.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,506.50
₫700,267,346
|
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.55
₫166,628
|
$9.24
THB337.60
|
|
pay 27.5% more for housing
Da Nang
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.64
₫220,084
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.63
₫7,806,314
|
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$237.45
₫6,045,165
|
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.66
₫1,111,593
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
|
pay 66.7% more for childcare
Da Nang
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.53
₫3,501,337
|
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,002.60
₫280,106,938
|
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
|
pay 79.3% more for entertainment and sports
Da Nang
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
₫30,011
|
$1.87
THB68.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
₫41,057
|
$1.81
THB66.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.18
₫30,011
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.02
₫687,763
|
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
₫90,034
|
$5.45
THB199.30
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Da Nang
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.24
₫1,075,411
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.78
₫580,021
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.94
₫1,500,573
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.24
₫2,500,955
|
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
|
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