Cost of living comparison

 Vietnam
compared to
 Da Lat, Vietnam
Da Lat vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Da Lat is 19.5% more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants
pay 75.4% more in Da Lat
Groceries
pay 23.7% more in Da Lat
Transportation
pay 6.6% more in Da Lat
Housing
pay 8.1% more in Da Lat
Entertainment and Sports
pay 16.3% less in Da Lat

The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, and transportation in Da Lat are more expensive than in Vietnam. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Da Lat.

Da Lat vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

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

pay 75.4% more for restaurants

 
Vietnam
Da Lat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.92
₫49,107
$2.47
₫63,227
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.34
₫111,007
$6.43
₫164,392
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.54
₫13,774
$0.99
₫25,447

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pay 23.7% more for groceries

 
Vietnam
Da Lat
Bread
1 loaf
$0.90
₫23,079
$1.04
₫26,524
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.05
₫154,832
$5.27
₫134,885
Milk (1 gallon) $5.46
₫139,675
$5.54
₫141,690

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pay 6.6% more for transportation

 
Vietnam
Da Lat
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.47
₫88,682
$3.77
₫96,407
Monthly public transit pass $7.11
₫181,787
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,423.92
₫905,983,445
??

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pay 8.1% more for housing

 
Vietnam
Da Lat
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.68
₫222,078
$12.67
₫324,116
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $297.09
₫7,598,195
$275.97
₫7,058,138
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $207.27
₫5,301,012
$199.24
₫5,095,573

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Vietnam
Da Lat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $205.27
₫5,249,781
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,496.31
₫319,598,989
??

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pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Vietnam
Da Lat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.88
₫22,414
$0.90
₫22,996
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.58
₫40,417
$1.26
₫32,269
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.27
₫32,372
$1.19
₫30,349

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Vietnam
Da Lat
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$28.00
₫716,039
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.19
₫567,614
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$79.50
₫2,033,129
??

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