Cost of Living in Đà Nẵng

Đà Nẵng is the value play in Vietnam. You get most of HCMC's amenities at 60–70% of the cost, a beach, an airport, no traffic jams, and a small but growing international scene.

Rent by area (USD/month)

Area	Studio	1BR	2BR	3BR/villa
An Thượng / My Khe beach	300–500	400–700	600–1,100	1,000–2,200
Sơn Trà peninsula	250–450	350–600	500–900	800–1,800
Hải Châu (city centre)	250–400	350–550	500–900	800–1,500
Ngũ Hành Sơn (Marble Mountains)	200–400	300–500	450–800	700–1,400
Hoà Khánh / further out	150–280	200–400	350–600	500–1,000

Beach apartments with sea view in An Thượng go for $400–800 (1BR); the same in HCMC would be $1,000+.

Food

Đà Nẵng has serious regional Vietnamese cuisine and a fast-growing café scene:

• Mì Quảng (Đà Nẵng specialty): 35–60k VND
• Bún chả cá: 30–50k
• Banh xeo: 40–80k
• Local seafood dinner (Bé Mặn or My Khe): 200–400k per head
• Mid-tier western dinner: 200–400k per head
• Decent café coffee: 25–50k
• Brunch at expat café: 120–200k

Groceries:

• Local market (Hàn Market): $120–200/mo couple
• Mix of supermarket: $250–400
• Imported-heavy: $500–900

Transport

Đà Nẵng has effectively no public transport and minimal traffic; everyone uses motorbikes.

• Own motorbike rental: $50–80/mo or buy for $400–1,200 used
• Petrol: $15–25/mo
• Grab motorbike short trip: 15–35k
• Grab car within city: 60–130k
• Grab to airport: 80–150k
• Taxi Đà Nẵng ↔ Hội An (40 mins): 350–500k

Utilities

• Electricity (light AC): $20–50
• Water: $8–15
• Internet 200Mbps: $10–15
• Mobile: $5–8
• Gas LPG cylinder: $10 every 8–10 weeks

Lower AC use than HCMC because of sea breeze; lower heating than Hanoi.

Healthcare

• GP at Family Medical Practice Đà Nẵng: $60–100
• Vinmec Đà Nẵng GP: $80–130
• Hospital 199, Hoan My, Vinmec for hospitalisation
• For complex care, flights to HCMC ($40–70 each way, hourly)

Lifestyle

• Citigym: $30–50/mo
• Elite Fitness Da Nang: $40–80/mo
• Yoga studios: $50–80/mo
• Surf lessons (Surf Mama): $20–40 per session
• Cinema (Lotte, CGV): $5–7
• Beach club day pass (My Khe area): $5–15

Full monthly budgets

Solo digital nomad, modest

• Rent: studio An Thượng — $350
• Bills + internet + mobile: $70
• Food (local + 2 Western/wk): $300
• Transport (own bike): $50
• Gym: $40
• Insurance: $60
• Misc: $200
• Total: ~$1,070

Solo digital nomad, comfortable

• Rent: 1BR sea-facing An Thượng — $600
• Bills: $90
• Food (mixed): $450
• Transport: $80
• Gym + surf: $120
• Insurance: $100
• Travel allocation: $200
• Misc: $300
• Total: ~$1,940

Couple, comfortable

• Rent: 2BR with sea view — $900
• Bills: $150
• Food: $700
• Transport: $150
• Gym + classes: $180
• Insurance: $240
• Cleaner part-time: $100
• Travel: $300
• Misc: $400
• Total: ~$3,120

Family with international school

Đà Nẵng's international school options (Singapore International School Đà Nẵng, Hope International) are cheaper than HCMC/Hanoi at $7,000–14,000/yr per child.

• Rent: 3BR villa Sơn Trà or An Thượng — $1,800
• Bills: $300
• Food: $1,100
• Transport (car + Grab): $300
• 2 kids SIS amortised: $2,000
• Nanny full-time: $600
• Insurance family: $600
• Activities: $400
• Travel: $800
• Misc: $600
• Total: ~$8,500/mo

Roughly half a Hanoi/HCMC family budget for an arguably better daily quality of life.

Honest take

Đà Nẵng is where the Vietnam expat scene is most clearly underpriced relative to lifestyle. Sea, mountains, café culture, decent international school, an airport with direct flights to Korea/Japan/Bangkok. The downsides are a smaller dating/social pool, fewer career options if you need local employment, and rainy season (Sept–Dec) that's genuinely wet. For a digital nomad or a couple on remote income, $2,000/mo here beats $3,000/mo in HCMC.

Related

• Cost of living HCMC
• Cost of living Hanoi
• Đà Nẵng
• Cost of living Vietnam overall