Da Nang: Categories
What things cost in Da Nang, with the date and the source, next to what they cost at home.
- Dentist 32 items Da Nang: check-up with cleaning, fillings, whitening, implant with a Korean brand. Conditional: night guard, crowns, inlays, root canal treatment, Straumann implant. Netherlands: wisdom tooth extraction, veneers.
- Glasses 12 items Da Nang: single vision glasses with brand lenses. Conditional: progressive glasses. Netherlands: contact lenses, prescription sunglasses, laser eye surgery.
- Tailoring and clothing 23 items Da Nang: alterations, shirts, trousers, belts and wallets. Conditional: suits, jackets, overcoats, leather bags, leather jackets, custom shoes, shoe repair.
- Haircut and beauty 7 items Haircuts, barber combos with hot towel shave, manicure and pedicure, facials and small tattoos, with published salon prices.
- Massage and spa 10 items Full-body and foot massage, spa signature treatments, gym membership, yoga and personal training, with prices from named spas and gyms.
- Phone and laptop repair 93 items Da Nang: Samsung Galaxy S battery, laptop cleaning, Windows laptop screen, watch battery. Conditional: iPhone battery, iPhone aftermarket screen, Samsung screen, laptop battery, keyboard, MacBook Air display, watch crystal, mechanical watch service. Netherlands: genuine iPhone screen, genuine MacBook parts.
- Blood test and health check 56 items Da Nang: the preventive blood panel, ordered without a doctor. Conditional: health check package, allergy panel, cardiac screening (exercise ECG, echo of the heart). Netherlands: the same panel via the family doctor, sports medical examination, spirometry, Holter ECG.
- Vaccine 25 items Da Nang: rabies pre-exposure, typhoid. Conditional: Twinrix, HPV, Japanese encephalitis, influenza, dengue, MenACWY, shingles. Netherlands: hepatitis A alone, DTP.
- MRI, CT and endoscopy 22 items MRI, CT, calcium score, echo, DEXA, sleep studies, gastroscopy and colonoscopy, from hospital tariff lists.
- Dermatologist 12 items Conditional: mole check by a dermatologist, minor excision with histology, skin tag removal, laser or IPL skin treatment. Netherlands: laser hair removal.
- Physiotherapy and doctor visit 22 items Physiotherapy sessions and hospital physio treatments, ear wax removal, ENT consultations and specialist consultations.
- Women's health 47 items Da Nang: none. Conditional: private gynaecological check (consultation, transvaginal ultrasound, ThinPrep, HPV test), fertility check (AMH, hormones, antral follicle count), private breast ultrasound under 50. Netherlands: cervical screening 30 to 60 and breast screening 50 to 75 (free), endometriosis assessment, egg freezing.
- Medicine 23 items Conditional: over-the-counter generics from a chain pharmacy. Netherlands: prescription generics, imported brand supplements.
- Bed linen and home decor 60 items Da Nang: none. Conditional: cotton sateen or percale bedding set, custom-size bedding, silk scarf, silk fabric by the metre, carved panels and statues, small custom wooden pieces, bamboo and rattan lamp shades, lacquerware, wooden trays and bowls. Netherlands: basic cotton bedding, linen bedding, towels, bathrobes, silk pillowcases, silk pyjamas, cutting boards, baskets, bamboo kitchen items.
- Food and drink 53 items Da Nang: none. Conditional: specialty arabica from a roaster (250 g packs) and loose Thai Nguyen green tea, for a person who buys these in the Netherlands. Netherlands: brand-name coffee beans, generic robusta, cashews, pepper, cinnamon, star anise, cardamom, chili, dried mango, fish sauce, rice paper, instant pho, imported chocolate and wine.