Updated November 2026Every figure is sourced; see the last column and the list at the end
Da Nang is the city many expats and remote workers pick for beaches, space and a lower bill than Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City. This guide collects published 2026 figures for what you actually pay, shows where sources disagree, and says plainly what we could not verify. The biggest variable is not the city but how you find your flat.
The short answer
For a single person, Get Where Next (Mar 2026, updated Sep 2026) estimates $700–$900 lean, $1,000–$1,400 comfortable and $1,800+ premium. A Way Abroad (May 2026) estimates about $810 comfortable if you rent through local channels, about $1,200 through English-language listings, and about $1,760 for an oceanview apartment with a pool, housekeeping and coworking. The gap between local and English-language rents is the point: the same An Thuong one-bedroom is listed at 7–9M VND on Vietnamese sites and 14–19M VND on English-language ones.
USD amounts are approximate conversions at roughly 25,000–26,200 VND per dollar. Most published figures are expat blogs and crowd-sourced averages, not official statistics, so treat ranges as a guide and check current prices before you commit.
Rent
Ranges below are VietnamSpot’s (Sep 2026), a Russian-oriented blog, so treat them as indicative. Numbeo’s centre one-bedroom is 14.3M VND and its outside-centre one-bedroom 9.2M VND, closer to the foreigner-facing level, but users on that page say rents have risen.
| Type / area | Monthly rent | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Studio, An Thuong / My An | 7–10M VND (≈$270–$385) | VietnamSpot, Sep 2026 |
| 1BR, An Thuong / My An | 9–14M VND (≈$345–$540) | VietnamSpot, Sep 2026 |
| 1BR, My Khe beachfront | 12–22M VND (≈$460–$845) | VietnamSpot, Sep 2026 |
| Studio / 1BR, Son Tra | 5–7M VND / 7–10M VND | VietnamSpot, Sep 2026 |
| Studio / 1BR, Hai Chau | 4–6M VND / 6–10M VND | VietnamSpot, Sep 2026 |
| Studio / 1BR, near Marble Mountains (Ngu Hanh Son) | 5–8M VND / 8–13M VND | VietnamSpot, Sep 2026 |
| 1BR, Lien Chieu / Hoa Khanh | 4–6M VND | VietnamSpot, Sep 2026 |
| Local listing examples | 1BR My An about 7.5–8.1M · Lien Chieu studio about 4M · serviced studio Hai Chau about 10M (small sample) | A Way Abroad, 30 May 2026 (Cho Tot listings) |
| Foreigner premium | English-language sites list An Thuong 1BRs at 14–19M against 7–9M on Vietnamese sites. VietnamSpot puts the premium at ×1.8–2.2 in An Thuong, ×1.3–1.5 in My Khe condos and Hai Chau, and ×1.0 in Lien Chieu / Hoa Khanh. | VietnamSpot, Sep 2026; A Way Abroad, 2026 |
| Numbeo averages, 1BR | City centre 14.3M VND · outside centre 9.2M VND | Numbeo, 3 Nov 2026 |
| Deposit and lease | Usually 1 month deposit plus 1 month upfront. Minimum 3 months; a 6–12 month lease is about $50–$100 per month cheaper. Deposit refund takes about 2 weeks and the owner pays the agent. | VietnamSpot, Sep 2026 |
Browse housing providers in Da Nang.
Utilities, internet and phone
| Item | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity tariff (EVN, residential, from 10 May 2025) | 0–50 kWh: 1,984 · 51–100: 2,050 · 101–200: 2,380 · 201–300: 2,998 · 301–400: 3,350 · 401+: 3,460 VND/kWh. Tuoi Tre does not say whether VAT is included; VietnamSpot says before VAT. | Tuoi Tre / PLO, May 2025; VietnamSpot, Sep 2026 |
| What landlords actually charge | Often a flat 3,500–4,000 VND/kWh, above the state tariff | VietnamSpot, Sep 2026 |
| Monthly electricity bill | 300,000–500,000 VND in winter; up to about 2M VND (≈$77) with air-con running all summer. Total extras beyond rent: 0.7–2.5M VND. | VietnamSpot, Sep 2026 |
| Water | 60,000–250,000 VND per person | VietnamSpot, Sep 2026 |
| Internet | 300 Mbps fibre about 195,000 VND; gigabit 270,000–310,000 VND. Often included in rent. | VietnamSpot, Sep 2026 |
| Building fee | 4,400–13,200 VND per m² with a lift (about 264,000–792,000 VND for 60 m²). Rubbish 30,000–60,000; parking 80,000–200,000. | VietnamSpot, Sep 2026 |
| Mobile | Viettel 30-day 1 GB/day plan 90,000–135,000 VND; unlimited 150,000–350,000 VND; SIM 50,000 VND. Numbeo’s 10 GB+ plan averages 175,000 VND. | VietnamSpot, Jul 2026; Numbeo, 3 Nov 2026 |
Food and drink
| Item | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Local meal | Pho or mi quang 30,000–50,000 VND · banh mi 15,000–30,000 · com 25,000–45,000. Numbeo cheap restaurant 60,000 VND. | VietnamSpot, Jul 2026; Numbeo, 3 Nov 2026 |
| Western meal | 100,000–180,000 VND (pasta or burger). Numbeo mid-range for two, three courses without drinks: 500,000 VND. | VietnamSpot, Jul 2026; Numbeo, 3 Nov 2026 |
| Coffee | Filter coffee 12,000–25,000 VND · cappuccino 30,000–75,000 (Numbeo 43,000) | VietnamSpot, Jul 2026; Numbeo, 3 Nov 2026 |
| Beer | Local 10,000–15,000 VND (Numbeo draught 35,000) · imported 25,000–80,000 | VietnamSpot, Jul 2026; Numbeo, 3 Nov 2026 |
| Groceries (Numbeo staples) | Milk 41,000 VND per litre · rice 26,000 per kg · eggs ×12 40,000 · chicken 109,000 per kg. VietnamSpot’s prices are lower. | Numbeo, 3 Nov 2026 |
Getting around
| Item | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Grab, about 5 km | Bike 20,000–35,000 VND · car 60,000–90,000 VND | VietnamSpot, Jul 2026 |
| Airport transfer | Sources conflict: Grab 50,000–70,000 VND plus a 30,000 airport fee (VietnamSpot) against 100,000–240,000 VND to My Khe (other guides). Taxi 80,000–130,000 VND. Use the in-app quote. | VietnamSpot, Jul 2026; VietnamTourism (undated) |
| Motorbike rental, monthly | Manual 1.5–2M VND · Honda PCX / SH 3–4M VND · electric 1–1.5M VND | VietnamSpot, Jul 2026 |
| Motorbike rental, daily | Automatic 120,000–250,000 VND | Transport guides, 2026 |
| Petrol | E10 RON95 24,910 VND per litre (Zone 1) from 22 Oct 2026, down from about 26,720. It was 18,560 in January 2026, so prices have been volatile. | Bao Van Hoa, 28 Oct 2026 |
Healthcare
| Item | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GP visit | International clinic $40–$80 (800,000–2M VND) · private local clinic 300,000–700,000 VND · public hospital $5–$15 | Cities Insider, 2026; VietnamSpot |
| Dental cleaning | 250,000–600,000 VND ($10–$24) against $20–$35 | VietnamSpot; Cities Insider, 2026 |
| Health insurance, international | About £915–£2,287+ per year for an international expat plan (one guide). Local insurers (Bao Viet, FPT, Prudential) are cheaper; no price found. | Guide, 2026 |
| Gym | 711,000 VND per month (≈$27) | Numbeo, 3 Nov 2026 |
| Coworking | Hub Da Nang day pass 150,000 VND; month 2.5–3.5M VND. Another guide: $40–$80 per month. | nomadotravel.app, 2026; Get Where Next |
See health providers in Da Nang and our guide to expat health insurance.
International schools
| Item | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore International School Da Nang, 2026/27 | 498–626M VND per year | Doris |
| APU American International School, 2026/27 | 237.6–568.9M VND per year. 2025–26 estimates in USD: APU about $6,500–$22,400, SIS about $10,400–$24,600. | Doris; Get Where Next |
Monthly budgets
| Who | Monthly budget | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Single, lean | $700–$900 | Get Where Next, Mar 2026 (updated Sep 2026) |
| Single, comfortable | $1,000–$1,400 | Get Where Next, Mar 2026 (updated Sep 2026) |
| Single, comfortable, renting locally | About $810 | A Way Abroad, 27 May 2026 |
| Single, comfortable, renting through English-language listings | About $1,200 | A Way Abroad, 27 May 2026 |
| Single, premium / living large | $1,800+ · about $1,760 (oceanview apartment with pool, housekeeping and coworking) | Get Where Next; A Way Abroad, 2026 |
Specific to Da Nang
Typhoon and flood season
The flood and typhoon season runs August to November, and October is often the worst month. In late 2025, Da Nang floods from 27 October killed 12 people and caused about $29M in damage (Tuoi Tre, 2 Nov 2025). Ask the landlord what happens at that exact address in heavy rain, and check which floor you are on.
Rainy season and air-con
Rain runs roughly October to March. Summer bills spike because electricity is charged in progressive tiers, and landlords often bill above the state rate.
How you search sets the price
The same one-bedroom can cost twice as much through an English-language listing as through a Vietnamese site. If you can view in person and negotiate, you save more than any other single decision.
What we could not verify
We looked for these and found no reliable published figure, so we left them out rather than guess:
- Two-bedroom rents and used-motorbike prices.
- Consultation fees at Family Medical Practice, Hoan My and Vinmec (the only Vinmec figure we saw, about 800,000–1.5M VND, came from a low-confidence guide).
- A local health insurance price and laundry prices.
- A credible couple budget, and numbers for tourist-season or Tet rent spikes.
- The tariff in force: the May 2025 decision set a different five-tier scale, one source says it applies only after the next adjustment, and a June 2026 bill reference still showed six tiers. We did not verify the official EVN notice.
- Petrol was volatile in 2026 (RON95 replaced by E10 from 1 Jun 2026); check Petrolimex before budgeting.
- Undated aggregator totals (GlobalCostData and similar) do not reconcile with each other, so we left them out.
Electricity tariffs change; check the current schedule on evn.com.vn before relying on a monthly estimate.
Sources
- Numbeo, Da Nang
- VietnamSpot, Da Nang rent
- VietnamSpot, Da Nang transport
- VietnamSpot, Da Nang prices
- Tuoi Tre / PLO, household electricity from 10 May
- A Way Abroad, Da Nang cost of living 2026
- Get Where Next, cost of living Vietnam 2026
- Doris, Singapore International School Da Nang
- Doris, APU American International School Da Nang
- Cities Insider, Da Nang healthcare
- Bao Van Hoa, fuel prices 28 Oct 2026
- Tuoi Tre, Da Nang floods take 12 lives
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