Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Da Nang and Samoa

For one person, living costs are similar in Da Nang and in Samoa: $844 and $861 a month, rent and utilities included.

Da Nang
🇻🇳 Vietnam
$844
/mo nomad
🇼🇸 Samoa
$861
/mo nomad
🙂 Solo nomad: Da Nang is 49.1% cheaper than Samoa without rent, and 2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Da Nang is 50.1% cheaper than Samoa without rent, and 49.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Da Nang
Samoa
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.27 ₫58.7K
$48.12 WST 134
-95.28%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$19.51 ₫504.8K
$36.50 WST 102
-46.55%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.62 ₫119.6K
$14.52 WST 40.40
-68.18%
Cappuccino
$1.73 ₫44.8K
$2.98 WST 8.30
-41.95%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.65 ₫16.9K
$1.80 WST 5.00
-63.89%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.32 ₫8,179
$1.34 WST 3.73
-76.12%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.37 ₫35.5K
$3.48 WST 9.68
-60.63%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.25 ₫58.2K
$3.62 WST 10.08
-37.85%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Da Nang
Samoa
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.58 ₫41.0K
$1.80 WST 5.01
-12.22%
White Bread (500g)
$1.27 ₫32.8K
$0.84 WST 2.33
51.19%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.04 ₫26.9K
$1.85 WST 5.16
-43.78%
Eggs
$1.50 ₫38.8K
$4.39 WST 12.21
-65.83%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.12 ₫339.5K
$0.95 WST 2.64
1281.05%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.17 ₫107.9K
$3.66 WST 10.18
13.93%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.26 ₫239.6K
$8.46 WST 23.56
9.46%
Apples (1kg)
$2.71 ₫70.2K
$4.96 WST 13.80
-45.36%
Banana (1kg)
$1.14 ₫29.6K
$1.84 WST 5.11
-38.04%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.33 ₫34.4K
$1.77 WST 4.92
-24.86%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.53 ₫39.6K
$4.26 WST 11.87
-64.08%
Potato (1kg)
$1.14 ₫29.5K
$3.67 WST 10.21
-68.94%
Onion (1kg)
$1.31 ₫34.0K
$1.07 WST 2.97
22.43%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.01 ₫26.1K
-
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.49 ₫12.7K
$1.17 WST 3.25
-58.12%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.55 ₫40.2K
$6.04 WST 16.82
-74.34%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.80 ₫201.8K
$16.06 WST 44.70
-51.43%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.88 ₫22.8K
$1.80 WST 5.00
-51.11%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.10 ₫54.3K
$3.65 WST 10.17
-42.47%
🚌 Getting Around
Da Nang
Samoa
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.31 ₫8,147
$3.66 WST 10.19
-91.53%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$5.06 ₫130.9K
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.05 ₫27.1K
$5.32 WST 14.80
-80.26%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.57 ₫14.7K
$5.48 WST 15.25
-89.60%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.44 ₫503.0K
$21.58 WST 60.1
-9.92%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.89 ₫23.1K
$1.11 WST 3.08
-19.82%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.2K ₫780.7M
-
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$27.9K ₫721.7M
-
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Da Nang
Samoa
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$78.0 ₫2.0M
$18.04 WST 50.2
332.32%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.34 ₫164.0K
$18.43 WST 51.3
-65.60%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$8.23 ₫213.0K
$35.93 WST 100.0
-77.09%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Da Nang
Samoa
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$22.58 ₫584.2K
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$5.43 ₫140.5K
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$3.13 ₫81.0K
-
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Da Nang
Samoa
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$161 ₫4.2M
-
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$14.7K ₫380.7M
-
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Da Nang
Samoa
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$45.61 ₫1.2M
-
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$27.84 ₫720.5K
-
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 ₫2.6M
-
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$81.1 ₫2.1M
-
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Da Nang
Samoa
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$516 ₫13.4M
-
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$341 ₫8.8M
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,047 ₫27.1M
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$783 ₫20.3M
$1,799 WST 5,007
-56.50%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,790 ₫98.1M
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,306 ₫33.8M
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Da Nang
Samoa
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$350 ₫9.1M
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10.72
0
-

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Da Nang: October 5, 2026

Last update for Samoa: October 5, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Da Nang
$341
Samoa
- * 100%
Groceries & Markets
Da Nang
$200
Samoa
$238 * 18.7% $37
Clothing & Footwear
Da Nang
$115
Samoa
- * 100%
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Da Nang
$93
Samoa
$72 21.8% $20
Eating Out
Da Nang
$68
Samoa
$502 637% $433
Sport & Entertainment
Da Nang
$29
Samoa
- * 100%
Getting Around
Da Nang
$10
Samoa
$47 * 364% $37

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know
🇻🇳 Da Nang
🇼🇸 Samoa
🕒 Local time
10:17 10:17 AM
16:17 4:17 PM
6 h ahead of Da Nang
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
1,245,200
200,010
💱 Currency
Exchange rates and currency converter

WST, USD, EUR to VND – Vietnamese Dong Converter

Vietnamese Dong exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 25,879 VND (100,000 VND = 3.86 USD). 1 EUR = 29,025 VND (100,000 VND = 3.45 EUR).

Samoan Tala exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 2.78 WST (1 WST = 0.359 USD). 1 EUR = 3.12 WST (1 WST = 0.32 EUR).

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Between locations
  • Da Nang Samoa 9,400 km ≈ 12 h nonstop flight
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  • Da Nang
  • Samoa

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