How does the Da Nang cost of living calculator work?
You add eight lines and read your Da Nang monthly budget in dong and dollars. The page is a worksheet with no live form, so copy the lines into a spreadsheet and swap our example inputs for your own bills.
| Line | Formula | Price source |
|---|---|---|
| Rent | Median ask for your home size | Dot Property ads, Numbeo |
| Electricity | kWh by tier, plus 8 percent VAT | EVN tariff [2], VAT rule [4] |
| Water | Cubic meters by tier | DAWACO tariff [5] |
| Internet | One plan | FPT price list [6] |
| Building fee | Square meters times the fee | Da Nang fee frame [7] |
| Phone | One plan for each adult | Numbeo crowd average |
| Food | Meals times the price of a meal | Numbeo crowd prices |
| Transport | Scooter rental plus gasoline, or rides times the fare | Shop, Honda, price notice, Green SM [8][9][10][12] |
Source: the numbered sources in the table, read 2026-09-21. Amounts are dong a month, and dollars use Vietcombank's transfer rate of 25,820 dong [1].
The quantities you type in, such as kilowatt-hours and restaurant meals, are our own round examples, and no survey sits behind them. Optional lines and one-time costs have their own tables further down.
How much rent should you enter?
Enter the median asking rent for your home size: 14 million dong a month (542 US dollars [1]) for a one-bedroom, 20 million (775 dollars) for a two-bedroom and 33 million (1,278 dollars) for a three-bedroom. These are asks in ads, and we found no official series of signed rents.
| Home | Ads read | Lower quartile | Median | Upper quartile | Median in dollars [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One bedroom | 1,250 of 3,616 | 11.2 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 542 |
| Two bedrooms | 1,250 of 1,432 | 15.0 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 775 |
| Three bedrooms | 145 of 145 | 25.0 | 33.0 | 50.0 | 1,278 |
Source: Dot Property one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom ads in Da Nang, read 2026-09-21. Rents are millions of dong a month, and the medians and quartiles are our own count of those Dot Property ads [20].
A quarter of the ads ask less than the lower quartile, and a quarter ask more than the upper quartile. The median is the ad in the middle.
Which area label has the lowest asking rents?
For one-bedrooms, ads under Lien Chieu, Cam Le and Thanh Khe ask a median of 9.0 million dong (349 US dollars [1]) each, on thin samples of 11, 36 and 18 ads. Hoa Vang's single ad asks less, 8.5 million dong (329 dollars), too small a sample to call a trend.
Son Tra, Ngu Hanh Son and Hai Chau ask 14.0 to 15.0 million dong (542 to 581 US dollars [1]), on far larger samples of 557, 485 and 142 ads.
Three-bedroom ads show a wider gap. Under Lien Chieu they ask a median of 15.0 million dong (581 US dollars [1]), against 35.0 million (1,356 dollars) under Son Tra and 45.0 million (1,743 dollars) under Ngu Hanh Son.
Crowd reports are lower than ads. Contributors to Numbeo's Da Nang page, archived 14 September 2026, give 8.8 million dong (343 US dollars [1]) for a one-bedroom outside the center and 20.8 million (805 dollars) for a three-bedroom outside it.
Use the ad median while you are searching and your own quote once you have one. For more on rent, see our guide on how much to budget for rent in Da Nang.
How do you work out the electricity bill?
Split the kilowatt-hours (kWh) on your meter into tiers, price each tier and add them up. Household prices run from 1,984 dong per kWh for the first 50 kWh to 3,460 dong above 400 kWh, before value added tax (VAT) [2].
| Tier | kWh in the tier | Dong per kWh before VAT [2] |
|---|---|---|
| One | 0 to 50 | 1,984 |
| Two | 51 to 100 | 2,050 |
| Three | 101 to 200 | 2,380 |
| Four | 201 to 300 | 2,998 |
| Five | 301 to 400 | 3,350 |
| Six | 401 and above | 3,460 |
| Prepaid card meter | All kWh | 2,909 |
Source: Decision 1279/QD-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in force 2025-05-10, text read 2026-09-21 [2].
For VAT, Resolution 204/2025/QH15 cuts the rate by 2 points, to 8 percent, from 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2026 [4].
The exclusions are telecommunications, financial activities, banking, securities, insurance, real estate business, metal products, mining products except coal, and excise goods except gasoline [4]. Electricity is not on the list, so we add 8 percent, but we have not seen an EVN bill that confirms it.
| kWh a month | Tiered bill before VAT | With 8 percent VAT | US dollars [1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 201,700 | 217,836 | 8.4 |
| 150 | 320,700 | 346,356 | 13.4 |
| 200 | 439,700 | 474,876 | 18.4 |
| 300 | 739,500 | 798,660 | 30.9 |
| 400 | 1,074,500 | 1,160,460 | 44.9 |
| 500 | 1,420,500 | 1,534,140 | 59.4 |
| 600 | 1,766,500 | 1,907,820 | 73.9 |
Source: our arithmetic on the tier prices in [2] and the VAT rate in [4], worked 2026-09-21. Dollars at 25,820 dong [1].
Does a short lease change the electricity bill?
Yes. If your lease runs under 12 months and the landlord has not declared everyone in the apartment, EVN bills the whole meter at the tier three price of 2,380 dong per kWh [3].
That flat price costs more than the tiers below about 259 kWh and less above it. At 300 kWh it is 714,000 dong before VAT against 739,500 dong tiered [2][3].
Da Nang's average daily high reaches 34.9 degrees C in June, on 1991 to 2020 averages [18]. If you run air conditioning, take your kWh from a hot month.
Numbeo contributors put basic utilities for an 85 m2 apartment (electricity, heating, cooling, water and garbage) at 2.29 million dong a month (89 US dollars [1]), in a range of 1.20 to 4.46 million.
Our family example, 600 kWh with VAT plus 16 cubic meters of water, comes to 1.99 million dong (77 US dollars [1]), inside that range.
What does water cost, and what does the bill leave out?
DAWACO charges urban households 4,550 dong per cubic meter for the first 10, 5,460 for 11 to 30 and 6,810 above 30, VAT included [5]. Four cubic meters cost 18,200 dong, 16 cost 78,260 and 30 cost 154,700 [5].
The tariff comes from Decision 2967/QD-UBND of 31 December 2024 and applies from 1 January 2025 [5]. It excludes the separate drainage and wastewater price, and we found no current rate for it.
What do internet, phone and building fees add?
Home fiber from FPT costs 195,000 dong a month for 300 Mbps on its list of 19 August 2026, and FPT says prices can vary by installation area [6]. A phone plan with calls and 10 GB or more averages 159,212 dong (6.17 US dollars [1]) among Numbeo contributors.
Da Nang's Decision 78/2026/QD-UBND, in force since 10 June 2026, sets a fee frame for apartment buildings [7]. The frame is 4,400 to 13,200 dong per m2 a month with an elevator and 1,600 to 7,500 without [7].
| Home size | Low, 4,400 per m2 | Midpoint, 8,800 | High, 13,200 [7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 m2 | 198,000 | 396,000 | 594,000 |
| 70 m2 | 308,000 | 616,000 | 924,000 |
| 110 m2 | 484,000 | 968,000 | 1,452,000 |
Source: Decision 78/2026/QD-UBND, in force 2026-06-10, elevator buildings [7]. Amounts are dong a month, and the midpoint is our arithmetic.
The frame leaves out fire insurance, the maintenance fund, parking, fuel and energy, domestic water, and TV and phone lines [7]. Ask the landlord in writing whether the rent already covers the fee, and enter zero if it does.
How do you price food and drink?
Multiply the meals you eat out by the price of a meal, then add your groceries. A meal at an inexpensive restaurant averages 60,000 dong on Numbeo, in a range of 35,000 to 130,000, and a mid-range dinner for two averages 500,000 dong (19.36 US dollars [1]).
Our example skips groceries: each person eats 60 inexpensive meals and four mid-range dinners a month. That is 3,600,000 dong for the meals and 1,000,000 for the dinners, taken as half the price for two, so 4,600,000 dong (178 US dollars [1]).
If you cook, price the ingredients instead. Numbeo contributors report rice at 28,000 dong a kilo, 12 eggs at 39,200, a liter of milk at 39,154, chicken fillets at 104,200 a kilo (4.04 US dollars [1]) and beef round at 242,250.
How do you price getting around?
A rented Honda Air Blade 125cc costs 2,200,000 dong a month at a Da Nang shop, and gasoline adds about 266,000 dong for 500 km [9][10][12]. Below about 32 five-kilometer rides a month, a Green SM Car costs less than renting a scooter and fueling it for 500 km [8].
| Option | Dong |
|---|---|
| Air Blade 125cc, one month's rent [12] | 2,200,000 |
| Gasoline for 500 km at 2.12 liters per 100 km [10] | 266,473 |
| Scooter, one month with gasoline | 2,466,473 |
| Green SM Car, one 5 km ride [8] | 76,400 |
| Green SM Car, one 10 km ride | 152,900 |
| Twenty 5 km rides | 1,528,000 |
Source: xemaydanang.com [12], Honda Vietnam [10], the gasoline price notice of 2026-09-17 [9] and Green SM [8], read 2026-09-21. Gasoline and ride totals are our arithmetic.
Honda rates the Air Blade 125 at 2.12 liters per 100 km [10], so 100 km costs 53,295 dong at the gasoline ceiling of 25,139 dong a liter [9]. It is a rated figure, and your own fill-ups will differ.
Green SM Car charges 30,500 dong for the first 2 km and 15,300 dong for each km to km 12 in Da Nang, so a 5 km ride costs 76,400 dong [8]. The fare table has no date, so check the app before you ride.
What is the total for one person, a couple and a family of four?
At the median rent the total is 22,633,545 dong for one person, 30,239,230 for a couple and 59,800,450 for a family of four, or 877, 1,171 and 2,316 US dollars [1]. School and optional lines come on top.
| Household | Home | Electricity, kWh [2] | Water, m3 [5] | Scooters rented | People eating out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One person | One bedroom, 45 m2 | 300 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Couple | One bedroom, 45 m2 | 400 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Family of four | Three bedrooms, 110 m2 | 600 | 16 | 2 | 4 |
Source: our example inputs, with the median floor areas of 45 m2 for one-bedroom ads and 110 m2 for three-bedroom ads that state one, from our own count of Dot Property ads read 2026-09-21 [20].
The bedrooms, kWh and cubic meters are ours to choose, and the floor areas come from the ads. We price a child's food like an adult's, so the food line is high for small children.
| Line, dong a month | One person | Couple | Family of four |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent, median ask | 14,000,000 | 14,000,000 | 33,000,000 |
| Electricity with VAT | 798,660 | 1,160,460 | 1,907,820 |
| Water | 18,200 | 36,400 | 78,260 |
| Internet | 195,000 | 195,000 | 195,000 |
| Building fee, midpoint | 396,000 | 396,000 | 968,000 |
| Phone | 159,212 | 318,424 | 318,424 |
| Food | 4,600,000 | 9,200,000 | 18,400,000 |
| Transport | 2,466,473 | 4,932,946 | 4,932,946 |
| Total, dong | 22,633,545 | 30,239,230 | 59,800,450 |
| Total, US dollars [1] | 877 | 1,171 | 2,316 |
| Lower quartile rent, dong | 19,833,545 | 27,439,230 | 51,800,450 |
| Lower quartile rent, dollars | 768 | 1,063 | 2,006 |
| Upper quartile rent, dong | 25,633,545 | 33,239,230 | 76,800,450 |
| Upper quartile rent, dollars | 993 | 1,287 | 2,974 |
Source: our arithmetic on the inputs in this section, worked 2026-09-21. Dollars at 25,820 dong [1].
Rent takes 62 percent of the one-person total (542 of 877 US dollars [1]), 46 percent of the couple's and 55 percent of the family's. Food and transport make up most of what is left.
Why is Numbeo's non-rent total higher than ours?
Numbeo puts everything except rent at 11,731,258 dong for one person, which is 3,097,713 dong (120 US dollars [1]) more than our 8,633,545. Its estimator page for Da Nang also prices clothing and shoes, sports memberships and other goods and services, and says it leaves out insurance, health costs, parking and domestic help.
Our eight lines cover less than a full budget, and the gap is room for what we do not price.
Is a thousand dollars a month enough to live in Da Nang, Vietnam?
For one person, yes. A thousand US dollars is 25,820,000 dong [1], and our build costs 22,633,545 at the median rent and 25,633,545 at the upper quartile. A couple needs at least 27,439,230 and a family at least 51,800,450, both at the lower quartile rent.

Is two thousand dollars a month enough to live in Da Nang, Vietnam?
Two thousand dollars is 51,640,000 dong [1]. It covers a couple at every rent quartile we counted, and a family at even the lower quartile rent misses it by 160,450 dong.
Which optional lines can you add?
The optional lines we price are a gym, coworking, a cleaner, doctor visits and school. Each has a price below.
| Option | Basis | Dong | US dollars [1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gym | One adult, one month | 583,333 | 22.59 |
| Coworking | Enosta Space monthly plan [13] | 2,300,000 | 89.08 |
| Cleaner | 12 hours at 80,000 [19] | 960,000 | 37.18 |
| Doctor | One general visit at 71 US dollars [16] | 1,833,220 | 71 |
| School, integrated | One child, Year 1 to 3, per month [14] | 22,333,250 | 865 |
| School, international | One child, Year 1 to 3, per month [15] | 44,023,583 | 1,705 |
Source: Numbeo (gym), Enosta Space [13], Novoking [19], the Family Medical Practice list [16] and SIS Da Nang [14][15], read 2026-09-21. Monthly school figures are the yearly fee divided by 12, our arithmetic.
With a gym, coworking and a cleaner the one-person total is 26,476,878 dong (1,025 US dollars [1]). That is the bottom of BaseDanang's comfortable tier of 1,000 to 1,300 dollars.
SIS Da Nang lists 267,999,000 dong a year for integrated Year 1 to 3 and 528,283,000 for the international program in 2026 to 2027 [14][15]. Paying by term instead of by year adds 10 percent, or 26,800,000 dong in the integrated class [14].
Adding one integrated place to the family build makes 82,133,700 dong a month (3,181 US dollars [1]), and one international place makes 103,824,033 (4,021). Our guide to school costs in a Da Nang family budget covers more schools.
The Family Medical Practice list, applied from 11 January 2026, charges 71 US dollars for a general consultation and 100 for a specialist, at its own rate of 26,400 dong per dollar [16]. At Vietcombank's rate the general visit is 1,833,220 dong [1].
Which one-time costs sit outside the monthly total?
Start with the deposit. Da Nang Villa Realty, an agency, calls one to two months' rent typical, which is 14,000,000 to 28,000,000 dong (542 to 1,084 US dollars [1]) at the median one-bedroom rent.
| Cost | Dong | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Deposit, one-bedroom | 14,000,000 to 28,000,000 | One to two months at the median rent |
| Deposit, three-bedroom | 33,000,000 to 66,000,000 | One to two months at the median rent |
| New Wave Alpha classic | 19,037,455 | Honda list price [11] |
| New Vision standard | 31,506,545 | Honda list price [11] |
| New Air Blade 125 standard | 42,404,727 | Honda list price [11] |
| SIS integrated, one-time fees | 19,540,000 | Test, registration and deposit [14] |
| SIS international, one-time fees | 39,440,000 | Test, registration and deposit [15] |
Source: Da Nang Villa Realty, updated 2026-07-08, Honda Vietnam [11] and SIS Da Nang [14][15], read 2026-09-21. Deposit and school sums are our arithmetic.
Twelve months of Air Blade rentals cost 26,400,000 dong [12], against 42,404,727 dong to buy a new one [11]. The agency adds that a deposit can vary by lease term and property grade.
Is an advertised Da Nang budget real?
Often yes for one person, if the guide says which home it prices. Nomads.com's 993 US dollars for an expat renting in the center matches our upper quartile one-person build of 993 dollars [1].
| Guide and figure | What it counts | Dollars | Dong [1] | Our build, dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomads.com, nomad | Cheap hotel, three meals out | 917 | 23,676,940 | No lease priced |
| Nomads.com, expat | Renting in the center | 993 | 25,639,260 | 993 at upper quartile rent |
| Nomads.com, family | Four people, suburb rent | 2,175 | 56,158,500 | 2,006 to 2,316 |
| BaseDanang, lean | Studio or shared apartment, local food | 750 to 900 | 19,365,000 to 23,238,000 | 768 to 877 |
| BaseDanang, comfortable | Modern one-bedroom, coworking | 1,000 to 1,300 | 25,820,000 to 33,566,000 | 1,025 with options |
Source: Nomads.com, updated 2026-09-21, with its own label for each figure, and the tier table in BaseDanang, dated 2026-06-23. Dong are our conversions at 25,820 dong [1], and our build is a one-person, one-bedroom home from the totals above.
For families, Nomads.com's 2,175 dollars sits between our lower quartile and median totals of 2,006 and 2,316 dollars [1]. Our total leaves out school; Nomads.com does not say whether its figure does. Our Da Nang monthly costs guide compares more budgets.
What does the calculator leave out?
It leaves out anything we could not price from a dated source.
- Visa and residence costs, which are a question for a licensed adviser.
- Health insurance, because we found no published premium for foreign residents.
- Flights, clothing, household goods and electronics.
- Parking, which the building fee frame excludes [7].
- The drainage and wastewater price on the water bill [5].
How often do the inputs change?
Da Nang living costs move every month, so run the lines again before you sign a lease. National consumer prices were 4.89 percent higher in August 2026 than a year earlier, and Da Nang's own index rose 0.67 percent in August against July, with transport up 4.35 percent [17].
Gasoline rose 1,395 dong a liter on 17 September 2026 [9]. The building fee frame changed on 10 June 2026 [7], and the VAT cut ends on 31 December 2026 [4]. For the wider set of costs, start with our Da Nang living costs guide.