Rent: one bedroom medium standing apartment in tower = nice view on the harbour and (further) the "biggest lagoon of the World" (and the nicest also): us$1500, electricity, water, fees, internet, cable-TV included

Food: $400/month buyings (supermarket and vietnamese shops) + $100 of prepared meals (viets !)

Transport: $15 ? (scooter and downtown, working down the tower! ECOLOGY !)

Marlboro red x 25 at $10

Beer at $1,30 in shops / $3 to $6 in bars

Night-clubs: $15 (drink offered)

Cinema: $12

Restaurant: from $25 to $250

Inner city bus: $1,30

French wine: from $4 to $400

One tablet of 85% cocoa chocolate (100g)-pure cocoa butter: $3.50

Tomatoes (kg): from $2.50 to $10 (depends: local or imported)

Beef 1st quality steak: $20 /kg

frozen (shit) chicken like Saadia: $3.30 / kg

Rice: from $1 to $2 by kg