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Ho Chi Minh City

Big-city energy, cheap rent, riverside expat enclave

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Score for November

Remodius Score7.6 · #28 of 50 in Nov
Weather30° high · Good
Sport fitOkay
Cost€1,050 / mo · Great

Scored for a 2,500 euro monthly budget and every sport we rate here.

Everyday life

InternetVery fast
Healthy livingGood
Air qualityLimited
SafetyUS advisory level 1 of 4

Cost of living

Budget nomad€650 / mo
Comfort nomad€1,050 / mo
Luxury nomad€1,550 / mo
One-bedroom rent€600 / mo
Coworking hot desk€100 / mo
Gym day pass€7
Coffee€2.90
Healthy lunch€5

November

Daytime high
30 °C
Sea
28 °C
Daylight
11.6 h
Cloud
74%

Best months

Greener is better. Daytime high is the typical daily maximum.
MetricJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daytime high32°35°37°37°34°31°30°30°30°30°30°30°
Rain11 mm6 mm13 mm41 mm155 mm212 mm207 mm191 mm190 mm215 mm100 mm32 mm
Humidity71%62%59%61%74%84%87%88%88%87%84%79%
Sea26°26°27°29°30°30°29°29°29°29°28°27°
Daylight11.611.812.112.412.612.812.712.512.211.911.611.5
SurfLimitedLimitedLimitedOffOffOffOffOffOffLimitedLimitedLimited
RunningOkayOkayOkayOkayOffOffOffOffOffOffOkayOkay
HikingLimitedLimitedLimitedLimitedOffOffOffOffOffOffOffLimited
CyclingOkayOkayOkayOkayOffOffOffOffOffOffOffOkay

Ho Chi Minh City by month

Where to stay

budget
District 3
€400 / mo

Central residential district next to District 1, furnished 1br asks of 10 to 14 million dong.

comfort
Thao Dien
€600 / mo

Leafy riverside expat enclave with cafes, coworks and a metro stop, furnished 1br asks of 14 to 20 million dong.

luxury
District 1 (Ba Son riverside)
€850 / mo

New towers at Vinhomes Golden River on the river in the city centre, furnished 1br around 24 million dong.

One-bedroom monthly rent.

Work

InternetVery fast
Coworking hot desk€100 / mo
Coworking spaces1 within 10 km
Time zoneUTC+7 standard time

Best coworking

  • The Hive District 1 · €97 a month
  • cirCO Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai · €62 a month
  • cirCO Hoàng Diệu · €62 a month
All coworking and gyms

Remote-work visa

No remote-work visa

Check the visa-free stay rules for your passport.

Official page

Local tips

  • The Metro Line 1 monthly pass costs 300,000 dong for unlimited rides between Ben Thanh and Thao Dien.
  • A Viettel SIM costs about 50,000 dong, with 30-day plans of 1 GB a day from 90,000 dong.
  • Hot desks in Thao Dien run about 15 to 25 percent below District 1, so base yourself there for cheaper coworking.

Sport & health

GymGreat
YogaGood
RunningOkay
PadelOkay
CyclingOkay
ClimbingOkay
HikingLimited
SurfLimited
Gyms58 within 10 km
Climbing4 within 10 km
Pools74 within 10 km
Padel courtsNot mapped yet
Yoga studios13 within 10 km
Surf spotsNot mapped yet
Healthy food366 within 10 km

Counts come from OpenStreetMap volunteers and miss places that are not tagged.

Outdoor

4 /10
parks
4.6 km²
running tracks
10
paths and trails
492 km

From OpenStreetMap, within 10 km.

Health

Tap waterDrink bottled water
Dengue · ZikaDengue: frequent · Zika: some risk
Nearest A&EBệnh viện Nhi đồng 2 · 0.3 km
Pharmacies359

Bring with you

SocketsType A/B/C/F, 220 V
AdapterUniversal Travel Adapter PRO
Second screenPortable Monitor 13 inch
Laptop standNexstand
PackingPacking Cubes Set of 8

The items to bring are made by Remodius, the team behind this list.

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