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How Many Meals Does $100 Buy? 2026 Local Meal Prices in 131 Cities

September 2026 · Based on Earn Here, Spend There city data

$100 buys about 75 local meals in Rach Gia.
In New York it is about 5.
A "local meal" is one person eating where locals eat.

Meals say more than exchange rates. Here is what the same $100 means in each city, in plates of food.

Top 20: most meals for $100

1🇻🇳 Rach Gia75 mealsa meal ₫35,000 ($1.33)

2🇮🇩 Yogyakarta68 mealsa meal Rp 24,000 ($1.47)

3🇻🇳 Can Tho63 mealsa meal ₫42,000 ($1.6)

4🇹🇭 Chiang Mai60 mealsa meal ฿55 ($1.67)

5🇻🇳 Da Nang58 mealsa meal ₫45,000 ($1.71)

6🇮🇩 Lombok56 mealsa meal Rp 29,000 ($1.78)

7🇻🇳 Da Lat56 mealsa meal ₫47,000 ($1.79)

8🇮🇩 Jakarta54 mealsa meal Rp 30,000 ($1.84)

9🇻🇳 Hanoi53 mealsa meal ₫50,000 ($1.9)

10🇱🇰 Colombo50 mealsa meal Rs 600 ($2)

11🇳🇵 Kathmandu50 mealsa meal Rs 270 ($2)

12🇻🇳 Hoi An50 mealsa meal ₫53,000 ($2.02)

13🇮🇳 Delhi49 mealsa meal ₹170 ($2.02)

14🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City48 mealsa meal ₫55,000 ($2.09)

15🇹🇭 Bangkok47 mealsa meal ฿70 ($2.12)

16🇮🇩 Bali47 mealsa meal Rp 35,000 ($2.15)

17🇻🇳 Nha Trang45 mealsa meal ₫58,000 ($2.21)

18🇱🇦 Luang Prabang40 mealsa meal ₭55,000 ($2.5)

19🇮🇳 Mumbai40 mealsa meal ₹210 ($2.5)

20🇮🇳 Goa40 mealsa meal ₹210 ($2.5)

Bottom 10: fewest meals for $100

1🇨🇭 Zurich4 mealsa meal CHF 24 ($28.2)

2🇬🇧 London5 mealsa meal £16 ($21.6)

3🇺🇸 San Francisco5 mealsa meal $20 ($20)

4🇺🇸 New York5 mealsa meal $20 ($20)

5🇳🇴 Oslo5 mealsa meal kr 200 ($18.9)

6🇩🇰 Copenhagen5 mealsa meal kr 120 ($18.8)

7🇺🇸 Boston6 mealsa meal $18 ($18)

8🇺🇸 Seattle6 mealsa meal $18 ($18)

9🇺🇸 Honolulu6 mealsa meal $18 ($18)

10🇺🇸 Los Angeles6 mealsa meal $18 ($18)

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Figures come from the app: estimates built from public cost-of-living data, corrected over time by traveler reports. Exchange rates as of September 2026.

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