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Originally Posted by Mokkamomo
hahaha 500k can feed a whole family of 4 for a week? maybe in urban kampung area down mien tay can, but in hcmc impossible hahah. the cost of living went up also. I stayed there for few years already.
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Originally Posted by Hurricane88
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There is really no need to tip in spa or those bj/fj places...all their prices already inclusive...if any newbie want to tip then is really up to invidvidual... 
Newbies may think 500k or 1 mil tips is not alot of money but to locals they can feed a whole family of 4 with that money for a week... |
Hi Guys
thanks for your sharing. I am a newbie in HCM.
Because of the low cost, despite it has risen for the last 10 years, I find it affordable. Imagine 2.5k per pop. Spa is about 900k. I think i tip a bit too much although they put tips inclusive.
Porter : 20k to 50k
Grab : 10 to 10k
Clean Spa ML : 100k (500k if I roam)
BBBJ ML : 200k
FJ ML : Not try yet (2.5k in illegal name - edited by mod)
I was told the normal worker make about S$400 per mth so it is about 8kk per month