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Originally Posted by isleboy
Not entirely true, especially in the touristy areas. I bought fruit from street seller. Completely different price and I told them. I even said I go to next seller and they said ok, go. Next seller wouldn't sell at local pricing either. Also, Ben Thanh market even fleeces their own people. Girl from Hanoi said same shit is different price at Dong Khoi. Anyway, it wasn't expensive and I didn't really care, but I was glad they did it to their own people at lesser markup. I got a girl from HCM to buy my fruit for me... it was sliced, peeled and fed to me at 1/10 of the price I was quoted. I'm sure she kept the change.
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money is yours lah...how you spent up to you...last night I checked with my friends who still living or frequently visit hcm...
Still cab get the following prices but not in D1...
Ca Phe Da Iced Black coffee - 10k per glass
Ca Phe Sua Da Iced Milk Coffee 0 15k per glass
Chao Long Porridge - 20k per bowl
Bun Ga Mang Chicken noodle - 25k per bowl
Bun thit nuong Roasted meat with noodles - 25k each packet
Banh cuon nuong freshly made chee cheong fun - 17k per serving
Com Suon Grilled pork broken rice - 30k per plate
etc etc
Friend said SGD 1k enough per month including food, transport and rental...but not enough to monger...