Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Samoa and Da Nang

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

🇼🇸 Samoa
$861
/mo nomad
Da Nang
🇻🇳 Vietnam
$844
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: Samoa is 96.6% more expensive than Da Nang without rent, and 2% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Samoa is 100.4% more expensive than Da Nang without rent, and 96.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Samoa
Da Nang
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$48.12 WST 134
$2.27 ₫58.7K
2019.82%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$36.50 WST 102
$19.51 ₫504.8K
87.08%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$14.52 WST 40.40
$4.62 ₫119.6K
214.29%
Cappuccino
$2.98 WST 8.30
$1.73 ₫44.8K
72.25%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.80 WST 5.00
$0.65 ₫16.9K
176.92%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.34 WST 3.73
$0.32 ₫8,179
318.75%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.48 WST 9.68
$1.37 ₫35.5K
154.01%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 WST 10.08
$2.25 ₫58.2K
60.89%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Samoa
Da Nang
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.80 WST 5.01
$1.58 ₫41.0K
13.92%
White Bread (500g)
$0.84 WST 2.33
$1.27 ₫32.8K
-33.86%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.85 WST 5.16
$1.04 ₫26.9K
77.88%
Eggs
$4.39 WST 12.21
$1.50 ₫38.8K
192.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$0.95 WST 2.64
$13.12 ₫339.5K
-92.76%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.66 WST 10.18
$4.17 ₫107.9K
-12.23%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.46 WST 23.56
$9.26 ₫239.6K
-8.64%
Apples (1kg)
$4.96 WST 13.80
$2.71 ₫70.2K
83.03%
Banana (1kg)
$1.84 WST 5.11
$1.14 ₫29.6K
61.40%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.77 WST 4.92
$1.33 ₫34.4K
33.08%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.26 WST 11.87
$1.53 ₫39.6K
178.43%
Potato (1kg)
$3.67 WST 10.21
$1.14 ₫29.5K
221.93%
Onion (1kg)
$1.07 WST 2.97
$1.31 ₫34.0K
-18.32%
Lettuce (1 head)
-
$1.01 ₫26.1K
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.17 WST 3.25
$0.49 ₫12.7K
138.78%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.04 WST 16.82
$1.55 ₫40.2K
289.68%
Wine (Bottle)
$16.06 WST 44.70
$7.80 ₫201.8K
105.90%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.80 WST 5.00
$0.88 ₫22.8K
104.55%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.65 WST 10.17
$2.10 ₫54.3K
73.81%
🚌 Getting Around
Samoa
Da Nang
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.66 WST 10.19
$0.31 ₫8,147
1080.65%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$5.06 ₫130.9K
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.32 WST 14.80
$1.05 ₫27.1K
406.67%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$5.48 WST 15.25
$0.57 ₫14.7K
861.40%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$21.58 WST 60.1
$19.44 ₫503.0K
11.01%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.11 WST 3.08
$0.89 ₫23.1K
24.72%
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
Samoa
Da Nang
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$18.04 WST 50.2
$78.0 ₫2.0M
-76.87%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.43 WST 51.3
$6.34 ₫164.0K
190.69%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$35.93 WST 100.0
$8.23 ₫213.0K
336.57%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Samoa
Da Nang
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
Samoa
Da Nang
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
Samoa
Da Nang
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
Samoa
Da Nang
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)
$1,799 WST 5,007
$783 ₫20.3M
129.89%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,790 ₫98.1M
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,306 ₫33.8M
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Samoa
Da Nang
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$350 ₫9.1M
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
10.72
-

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

Last update for Samoa: October 5, 2026

Last update for Da Nang: October 5, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Eating Out
Samoa
$502
Da Nang
$68 86.4% $433
Groceries & Markets
Samoa
$238 *
Da Nang
$200 15.8% $37
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Samoa
$72
Da Nang
$93 27.8% $20
Getting Around
Samoa
$47 *
Da Nang
$10 78.5% $37
Sport & Entertainment
Samoa
- *
Da Nang
$29
Clothing & Footwear
Samoa
- *
Da Nang
$115
Accommodation & Living
Samoa
- *
Da Nang
$341

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

Good to know
🇼🇸 Samoa
🇻🇳 Da Nang
🕒 Local time
16:09 4:09 PM
10:09 10:09 AM
6 h behind Samoa
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
200,010
1,245,200
💱 Currency
Exchange rates and currency converter

VND, USD, EUR to WST – Samoan Tala Converter

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).

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).

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