Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 4.4% more expensive than Da Nang.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Da Nang, you would:
pay 1.3% less for restaurants
Da Nang
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
₫40,015
|
$1.84
₫46,748
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫125,048
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
₫16,895
|
$0.55
₫13,956
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
₫8,203
|
$0.34
₫8,778
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
Da Nang
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
₫20,008
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.29
₫160,061
|
$6.02
₫153,160
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,693
|
$5.38
₫137,049
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,202
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₫39,705
|
$1.52
₫38,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.54
₫39,326
|
$1.26
₫32,196
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
₫10,437
|
$0.44
₫11,198
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
₫15,126
|
$0.63
₫16,144
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
₫10,493
|
$0.42
₫10,618
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
₫12,857
|
$0.49
₫12,569
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
₫16,336
|
$0.49
₫12,526
|
|
pay 14.0% more for transportation
Da Nang
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
₫89,845
|
$3.48
₫88,567
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
₫120,046
|
$6.87
₫174,795
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,506.50
₫700,267,346
|
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.55
₫166,628
|
$5.70
₫145,060
|
|
pay 2.5% less for housing
Da Nang
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.64
₫220,084
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.63
₫7,806,314
|
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$237.45
₫6,045,165
|
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.66
₫1,111,593
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
|
pay 31.6% more for childcare
Da Nang
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.53
₫3,501,337
|
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,002.60
₫280,106,938
|
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
Da Nang
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
₫30,011
|
$0.89
₫22,694
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
₫41,057
|
$1.56
₫39,807
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.18
₫30,011
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.02
₫687,763
|
$22.79
₫580,254
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
₫90,034
|
$3.60
₫91,603
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
Da Nang
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.24
₫1,075,411
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.78
₫580,021
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.94
₫1,500,573
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.24
₫2,500,955
|
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
|
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