Cost of living

What it really costs to live there

A full city-level breakdown, rent and property, groceries, utilities, transport, dining, private healthcare and school/university fees, by household size, measured against local salaries.

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Household
Monthly total

$918

incl. 1-bed rent of $500

Living costs (ex-rent)

$418

per month

Cost vs local salary

255%

of avg net pay ($360/mo)

Monthly costs

  • Groceries$122
  • Utilities (elec/water/heat)$63
  • Transport$25
  • Dining & eating out$84
  • Healthcare (private cover)$49
  • Internet$36
  • Mobile$22
  • Fitness / leisure$17

Accommodation (monthly rent)

  • 1-bed, city centre$500
  • 1-bed, outside centre$360
  • 3-bed, city centre$950
  • 3-bed, outside centre$700
  • Buy, price per m² (centre)$105,000

Schools & university (annual)

  • International school, primary$5,320
  • International school, secondary$6,840
  • University tuition (international)$4,560

Family & health

  • Childcare (per child, full-time/mo)$342
  • Private health cover (/mo)$49
  • Cost-of-living index38

Indicative estimates derived from the city cost-of-living index and rent. For orientation only. Available programmatically at /api/cost-of-living?country=vietnam&city=Nha%20Trang.