Cost of Living in Sa Pa

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$543
$1576
🛋️ Without rent
$287
$981
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$256
$595
🍽️ Food
$203
$523
🚐 Transport
$16.2
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$560
😀 Quality of life
33
🏙️ Population
61.5K

The average cost of living in Sa Pa is $543, which is in the top 12% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 8177th out of 9294 in our global list and 18th out of 38 in Vietnam.

The median after-tax salary is $560, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months. Ranked 8096th (TOP 87%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 35th best city to live in Vietnam. With an estimated population of 61.5K, Sa Pa is the 37th largest city in Vietnam.

✈️ Closest airport 135 km Dien Bien Phu Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 19.1 µg/m³
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Prices in Sa Pa

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
 Cappuccino
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12731

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