What Things Cost

in Saigon:

1 bowl pho bo (Beef pho) on the street = 15,000 - 30,000 VND

1 pork banh mi = 6,000 - 10,000 VND

1 cup ca phe sua da (sweet iced coffee) = 5,000 VND

1 large bottle of mineral water = 7,000 VND

taxi ride from District 1 to District 3 = 40,000 VND

motorbike ride from De Than to Dong Khoi = 15,000 VND

Decent cell phone = 1,000,000 VND

1 night in a modest guest house with AC and hot water = 110,000 VND

1 touristy T-shirt at Ben Tham Market = 100,000 VND (before bargaining) - 40,000 VND (after bargaining)

16,500 VND (Vietnamese Dong) = $1 US