Cost of Living Comparison Between Da Nang and Taiping Cost of Living Comparison Between Da Nang and Taiping

🙂 Solo nomad: Da Nang is 30.5% cheaper than Taiping without rent, and 6.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Da Nang is 11.4% cheaper than Taiping without rent, and 2.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.94 ₫50.7K

$1.85 MYR 7.32

4.86%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.19 ₫501.9K

$23.64 MYR 93.4

-18.82%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.73 ₫123.6K

$3.79 MYR 14.98

24.80%

Cappuccino

$1.56 ₫40.9K

$1.40 MYR 5.52

11.43%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.54 ₫14.1K

$0.56 MYR 2.22

-3.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.29 ₫7,574

$0.23 MYR 0.90

26.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.03 ₫27.0K

$2.81 MYR 11.08

-63.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.60 ₫41.9K

$4.65 MYR 18.37

-65.59%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.36 ₫35.7K

$1.50 MYR 5.91

-9.33%

White Bread (500g)

$0.95 ₫24.8K

$0.81 MYR 3.19

17.28%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.17 ₫30.7K

$0.58 MYR 2.31

101.72%

Eggs

$1.40 ₫36.7K

$1.31 MYR 5.16

6.87%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.48 ₫326.2K

$18.63 MYR 73.6

-33.01%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.63 ₫94.9K

$4.61 MYR 18.23

-21.26%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.93 ₫259.7K

$7.85 MYR 31.00

26.50%

Apples (1kg)

$2.63 ₫68.8K

$2.76 MYR 10.91

-4.71%

Banana (1kg)

$0.99 ₫26.0K

$1.72 MYR 6.81

-42.44%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.07 ₫27.9K

$2.45 MYR 9.67

-56.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.11 ₫29.1K

$1.60 MYR 6.33

-30.62%

Potato (1kg)

$1.15 ₫30.0K

$1.04 MYR 4.10

10.58%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 ₫31.6K

$0.99 MYR 3.93

22.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.05 ₫27.4K

$0.70 MYR 2.75

50.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ₫12.6K

$0.48 MYR 1.91

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.37 ₫35.8K

$4.26 MYR 16.84

-67.84%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.42 ₫194.0K

$19.32 MYR 76.3

-61.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 ₫22.3K

$3.75 MYR 14.82

-77.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.64 ₫42.8K

$5.38 MYR 21.26

-69.52%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.32 ₫8,252

$0.93 MYR 3.67

-65.59%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$3.91 ₫102.4K

$8.48 MYR 33.51

-53.89%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.90 ₫23.5K

$1.08 MYR 4.26

-16.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.74 ₫19.2K

$0.23 MYR 0.91

221.74%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$11.86 ₫310.2K

$4.40 MYR 17.39

169.55%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.91 ₫23.8K

$0.46 MYR 1.81

97.83%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$26.8K ₫701.1M

$31.7K MYR 125.2K

-15.42%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$28.2K ₫737.4M

$27.5K MYR 108.6K

2.61%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$74.6 ₫2.0M

$73.1 MYR 289

2.01%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$5.83 ₫152.5K

$5.06 MYR 20.00

15.22%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.32 ₫217.5K

$27.51 MYR 109

-69.76%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$20.30 ₫530.9K

$17.60 MYR 69.5

15.34%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.48 ₫195.5K

$2.32 MYR 9.16

222.41%

Cinema Ticket

$3.13 ₫81.9K

$4.36 MYR 17.21

-28.21%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$156 ₫4.1M

$118 MYR 468

31.85%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.8K ₫334.2M

$4,328 MYR 17.1K

195.33%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$39.66 ₫1.0M

$48.00 MYR 190

-17.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.94 ₫678.4K

$30.00 MYR 118

-13.53%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$52.2 ₫1.4M

$52.8 MYR 208

-1.12%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.1 ₫2.0M

$48.05 MYR 190

60.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$354 ₫9.3M

$117 MYR 463

202.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$252 ₫6.6M

$119 MYR 472

111.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$728 ₫19.0M

$329 MYR 1,301

121.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$456 ₫11.9M

$257 MYR 1,016

77.53%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,884 ₫101.6M

$1,812 MYR 7,157

114.38%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,277 ₫33.4M

$885 MYR 3,496

44.29%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$331 ₫8.7M

$598 MYR 2,363

-44.64%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.67

3.95

170.13%

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

Last update for Da Nang: March 1, 2026

Last update for Taiping: March 1, 2026

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