Cost of living comparison

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Da Nang vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Da Nang is 2.9% more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% more in Da Nang
Groceries: pay 4.6% more in Da Nang
Transportation: pay 13.3% less in Da Nang
Housing: pay 16.1% more in Da Nang
Childcare: pay 1.1% more in Da Nang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% more in Da Nang
Clothing: pay 2.4% more in Da Nang

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare in Da Nang are more expensive than in Vietnam.

Da Nang vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.6% more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Da Nang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.88 ₫49,598	$1.89 ₫49,842	+0.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.13 ₫108,658	$4.74 ₫124,605	+14.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 ₫13,934	$0.54 ₫14,124	+1.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 ₫7,503	$0.30 ₫7,952	+6.0%
Average			+5.6%

Vietnam vs. Da Nang - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.6% more for groceries

	Vietnam	Da Nang
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 ₫22,621	$1.09 ₫28,742	+27.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 ₫139,920	$6.16 ₫161,987	+15.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.20 ₫136,929	$5.28 ₫138,989	+1.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 ₫38,092	$1.43 ₫37,614	-1.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.56 ₫40,967	$1.70 ₫44,764	+9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 ₫31,162	$1.17 ₫30,898	-0.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.47 ₫12,434	+0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫15,140	$0.48 ₫12,669	-16.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,917	$0.53 ₫14,017	+8.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,222	$0.50 ₫13,282	+8.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,276	$0.46 ₫12,058	-1.8%
Average			+4.6%

Vietnam vs. Da Nang - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.3% less for transportation

	Vietnam	Da Nang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 ₫83,990	$3.23 ₫85,093	+1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.64 ₫174,856	$3.79 ₫99,684	-43.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,225.24 ₫874,348,535	$26,516.00 ₫697,789,474	-20.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.90 ₫155,341	$6.40 ₫168,531	+8.5%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 16.1% more for housing

	Vietnam	Da Nang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.68 ₫228,346	$8.40 ₫220,967	-3.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$310.38 ₫8,167,763	$373.58 ₫9,831,139	+20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.57 ₫5,883,465	$263.18 ₫6,925,864	+17.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.27 ₫1,138,771	$55.98 ₫1,473,114	+29.4%
Average			+16.1%

Vietnam vs. Da Nang - Cost of housing

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pay 1.1% more for childcare

	Vietnam	Da Nang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.23 ₫5,242,836	$159.10 ₫4,186,737	-20.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,262.04 ₫322,685,273	$15,004.74 ₫394,861,618	+22.4%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Da Nang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.93 ₫24,499	$1.14 ₫29,905	+22.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 ₫42,057	$1.56 ₫41,070	-2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.28 ₫33,640	$1.38 ₫36,385	+8.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.38 ₫536,285	$19.80 ₫521,077	-2.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 ₫84,052	$3.03 ₫79,747	-5.1%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 2.4% more for clothing

	Vietnam	Da Nang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.66 ₫833,176	$35.04 ₫922,079	+10.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.29 ₫560,364	$23.11 ₫608,074	+8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.72 ₫1,913,626	$67.24 ₫1,769,395	-7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.26 ₫2,033,289	$75.76 ₫1,993,684	-1.9%
Average			+2.4%

Vietnam vs. Da Nang - Cost of clothing

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