Cost of living comparison

Wellington, New Zealand

compared to

Da Nang, Vietnam

Da Nang vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Da Nang is 59.7% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 77.0% less in Da Nang
Groceries: pay 41.1% less in Da Nang
Transportation: pay 56.0% less in Da Nang
Housing: pay 78.5% less in Da Nang
Childcare: pay 47.1% less in Da Nang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.4% less in Da Nang
Clothing: pay 48.1% less in Da Nang

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and childcare are lower in Da Nang.

Da Nang vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.0% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Da Nang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$25.04	$1.58 ₫41,171	-89.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.02	$4.00 ₫104,085	-55.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.32	$0.56 ₫14,540	-78.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.61	$0.32 ₫8,353	-85.1%
Average			-77.0%

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pay 41.1% less for groceries

	Wellington	Da Nang
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.29	$0.97 ₫25,320	-50.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$6.96	$6.26 ₫162,968	+51.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$11.71	$5.92 ₫154,117	-15.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$11.47	$1.57 ₫40,759	-77.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$8.48	$1.49 ₫38,672	-70.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.34	$1.53 ₫39,684	+9.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.83	$0.37 ₫9,726	-65.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.48	$0.52 ₫13,656	-64.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.38	$0.43 ₫11,088	-83.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.70	$0.49 ₫12,839	-51.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.41	$0.55 ₫14,356	-34.2%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 56.0% less for transportation

	Wellington	Da Nang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$10.76	$3.54 ₫92,057	-44.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$213.93	$3.96 ₫102,927	-96.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$57,588.22	$27,688.46 ₫720,490,871	-19.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$30.55	$6.79 ₫176,653	-62.7%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 78.5% less for housing

	Wellington	Da Nang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$91.01	$7.86 ₫204,414	-85.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,494.29	$356.82 ₫9,284,975	-76.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,239.10	$240.85 ₫6,267,127	-82.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$224.90	$39.83 ₫1,036,536	-70.3%
Average			-78.5%

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pay 47.1% less for childcare

	Wellington	Da Nang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,461.41	$158.22 ₫4,117,091	-81.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$21,213.75	$11,075.39 ₫288,196,348	-12.4%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 70.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Da Nang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.02	$0.99 ₫25,732	-86.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$5.72	$1.61 ₫41,765	-53.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$41.01	$1.19 ₫30,878	-95.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$66.83	$21.76 ₫566,100	-45.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$20.53	$3.36 ₫87,488	-72.5%
Average			-70.4%

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pay 48.1% less for clothing

	Wellington	Da Nang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$127.08	$40.87 ₫1,063,582	-46.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$92.39	$22.73 ₫591,574	-58.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$200.31	$61.31 ₫1,595,373	-48.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$217.33	$79.11 ₫2,058,545	-39.0%
Average			-48.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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