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Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
🇻🇳 Vietnam
Cost of Living in Port Shepstone - Updated Prices & Insights
Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $456 (excluding rent), and $926 including rent.
Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,120 (excluding rent), and $1,877 including rent.
🍽 Eating Out
Cost
Range
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.67 R 136
$4.55 R 80.9
$14.21 R 253
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$28.18 R 501
$25.36 R 451
$67.6 R 1,203
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.02 R 89.2
$4.41 R 78.4
$6.69 R 119
Cappuccino
$1.96 R 34.93
$1.13 R 20.06
$2.82 R 50.2
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.95 R 16.98
$0.7 R 12.5
$1.47 R 26.12
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 R 12.87
$0.52 R 9.32
$1.17 R 20.88
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.01 R 35.68
$1.15 R 20.39
$2.87 R 51
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.18 R 38.86
$1.37 R 24.28
$3 R 53.4
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cost
Range
Milk (1 liter)
$0.8 R 14.23
$0.8 R 14.23
$1.33 R 23.71
White Bread (500g)
$0.66 R 11.67
$0.66 R 11.67
$1.17 R 20.74
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.09 R 19.38
$1.09 R 19.38
$1.63 R 29.07
Eggs
$1.37 R 24.34
$1.37 R 24.34
$3.43 R 61
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.91 R 123
$4.61 R 81.9
$10.37 R 184
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.37 R 60
$2.81 R 49.99
$5.62 R 100
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.36 R 113
$4.82 R 85.7
$8.5 R 151
Apples (1kg)
$1.11 R 19.71
$0.83 R 14.78
$2.22 R 39.42
Banana (1kg)
$0.64 R 11.4
$0.64 R 11.4
$2.68 R 47.64
Oranges (1kg)
$0.57 R 10.14
$0.57 R 10.14
$3.42 R 60.9
Tomato (1kg)
$1.31 R 23.36
$0.44 R 7.9
$1.84 R 32.67
Potato (1kg)
$0.55 R 9.76
$0.49 R 8.71
$2.47 R 43.91
Onion (1kg)
$1.22 R 21.68
$0.68 R 12.1
$1.88 R 33.42
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.81 R 14.41
$0.54 R 9.61
$1.19 R 21.1
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.54 R 9.68
$0.54 R 9.68
$1.36 R 24.21
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.15 R 56
$2.58 R 45.83
$4.01 R 71.3
Wine (Bottle)
$4.9 R 87.2
$3.11 R 55.3
$8.65 R 154
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.47 R 26.14
$1.09 R 19.38
$2.3 R 40.95
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.7 R 30.22
$1.11 R 19.68
$3.04 R 54.1
🚌 Getting Around
Cost
Range
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.88 R 33.49
$0.76 R 13.6
$1.88 R 33.49
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.73 R 30.73
$1.15 R 20.49
$2.02 R 35.85
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.59 R 10.42
$0.53 R 9.38
$1.58 R 28.14
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.81 R 121
$3.5 R 62.2
$6.81 R 121
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.29 R 22.97
$1.19 R 21.18
$1.49 R 26.56
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$20.5K R 365.1K
$17.1K R 304.2K
$28.5K R 507K
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.6K R 419.8K
$20.8K R 369.8K
$30.9K R 549.7K
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cost
Range
Utilities (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Monthly) (85m2)
$112 R 1,990
$83.9 R 1,492
$280 R 4,974
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.6 R 295
$13.77 R 245
$45.35 R 807
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.95 R 604
$22.64 R 403
$56.6 R 1,006
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cost
Range
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$29.18 R 519
$25.01 R 445
$33.35 R 593
Cinema Ticket
$6.57 R 117
$5.47 R 97.3
$8.21 R 146
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cost
Range
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$203 R 3,614
$154 R 2,744
$331 R 5,881
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,648 R 82.7K
$3,399 R 60.5K
$7,365 R 131K
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cost
Range
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$42.55 R 757
$16.98 R 302
$67.9 R 1,208
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$30.59 R 544
$11.4 R 203
$57 R 1,014
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$95 R 1,690
$39.35 R 700
$141 R 2,503
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$73.3 R 1,303
$45.03 R 801
$141 R 2,505
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cost
Range
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$327 R 5,816
$201 R 3,579
$365 R 6,487
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$353 R 6,273
$267 R 4,740
$474 R 8,426
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$701 R 12.5K
$458 R 8,140
$858 R 15.3K
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$686 R 12.2K
$501 R 8,907
$849 R 15.1K
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$507 R 9,019
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$569 R 10.1K
$352 R 6,253
$770 R 13.7K
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cost
Range
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,767 R 49.2K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.01
10.5
13.2
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