Let’s see how my wallet did during our first week in Ho Chi Minh City… (French version further below)

Funds upon arrival: 3, 181, 100 Dong ($178) (118,94€)
Current funds: 1, 640, 740 Dong (91,82$) (61,34€)
Amount spent: 1, 540 360 Dong ($86,20) (57,59€)

Bank notes: so many zeros that are worth so little.

Where did the money go?

-First two nights at guest house: about 290 000 Dong ($16,23) (10,82€)
-Tours, visits: 165 000 Dong ($9,23) (6,16€)
-Meals (lunch and diners), groceries, bottles of water, coffee, cosmetics: 1 060 360 Dong ($59,35) (39,58€)
-Miscellanous: 25 000 Dong ($1,39) (0,93€)

It feels like I have spent tons of money. Of course, compared to what I would spend at home (housing, food, transportation), it doesn’t seem much. But compared to what locals spend around here, it seems to be too much. Especially since I haven’t yet paid the past five nights at our guest house.

J’ai l’impression d’avoir dépensé beaucoup d’argent. Bien sûr, comparé au coût d’une semaine en France (hébergement, repas, transports), ce n’est pas beaucoup. Mais, par rapport aux gens d’ici, cela me semble trop. Surtout que je n’ai pas encore réglé les cinq dernières nuits à notre guest house.