ListHo Chi Minh City in May
Remote work in Ho Chi Minh City in May: weather, sea, costs and work.
Photo: Leo CapScore for May
Remodius Score6.1
#45 of 50 in MayScored for a 2,500 euro monthly budget and every sport we rate here.
Weather in May
- Daytime high
- 34 °C
- Sea
- 30 °C
- Rain
- 155 mm
- Daylight
- 12.6 h
- Cloud
- 81%
Daytime high is the typical daily maximum. Rain is the total for the month.
Sport in May
GymGreat · all year
YogaGood · all year
PadelOkay · all year
ClimbingOkay · all year
Sports that are out of season in May are left out.
Cost of living
Comfort nomad€1,050 / mo
One-bedroom rent€600 / mo
Coworking hot desk€100 / mo
Typical monthly costs, not specific to May.
Best coworking
All coworking and gymsBring with you
SocketsType A/B/C/F, 220 V
Adapter
Universal Travel Adapter PRO
Universal Travel Adapter PROSecond screen
Portable Monitor 13 inch
Portable Monitor 13 inchLaptop stand
Nexstand
NexstandPacking
Packing Cubes Set of 8
Packing Cubes Set of 8The items to bring are made by Remodius, the team behind this list.
Ho Chi Minh City by month
Sources (17)
- Cities Insider: Ho Chi Minh City fitness guide (California Fitness & Yoga, Fit24, Elite Fitness, monthly from VND 800,000)Researched 2026-10-25
- Znews: padel in Ho Chi Minh City, Mar 2025 (many new venues, one owner runs 14 courts in the city)Researched 2026-10-25
- Indoorclimbing.com: Vietnam climbing gyms (Vertical Academy, Thao Dien, 200 sqm top-rope and bouldering wall)Researched 2026-10-25
- Composite (comfort): 1br rent (Vietnam Tourism Thao Dien) + metro Line 1 monthly pass VND 300,000 (VnEconomy, Nov 2024; used as the transit pass) + 8 gym day passes + cowork desk + 40 healthy lunches + 30 coffees; each input sourced on this page, rounded to 50 EUR (Vietcombank USD transfer buy 25,640 / sell 26,020, mid 25,830 VND x ECB USD 1.1193 = 28,911.5 VND per EUR)Researched 2026-10-25
- Dreamplex: Office rental cost in Ho Chi Minh City 2026 (Thao Dien flexible coworking hot desk USD 100-130 a month, midpoint 115 at USD 1.1193/EUR)Researched 2026-10-25
- The Hive District 1 footer: 26 Huynh Khuong Ninh, Da Kao, District 1Researched 2026-10-25
- The Hive District 1 membership page: Day Pass VND 190k, 8am-6pm (excl. 10% VAT)Researched 2026-10-25
- Banco Central de la República Argentina official quotes 2026-10-23: EUR 1,711.96935 ARS and VND 59.188886 ARS per 1,000, giving 28,924 VND per EUR (the State Bank of Vietnam site rejects automated requests)Researched 2026-10-25
- cirCO Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai location page: at the corner of Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai and Cách Mạng Tháng Tám, central District 1; site footer gives 67 Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Phường Bến ThànhResearched 2026-10-25
- cirCO locations page/footer: 67 Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Phường Bến Thành, TPHCM; geocoded with OSM Nominatim (matched Toà Nhà Happyland, 67 Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai)Researched 2026-10-25
- cirCO flexible desk page: monthly flexible-desk package from VND 1,800,000 ('từ' = starting price, network-wide; daily from 150,000, weekly from 500,000); VAT not statedResearched 2026-10-25
- cirCO home page: related blog posts dated 13 October 2026, 12 October 2026 and 06 October 2026Researched 2026-10-25
- cirCO Hoàng Diệu location page: floors 1-2, 384 Hoàng Diệu, Phường Khánh Hội (Quận 4), 2 minutes from District 1 and Ông Lãnh bridgeResearched 2026-10-25
- OSM node 4801382021: CirCO Coworking SpaceResearched 2026-10-25
- Wikipedia: Mains electricity by country (plug types and voltage)Researched 2026-10-25
- Data: NASA POWER (0.5° grid, monthly averages). Climate updated 2026-10-25.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1, data provided by NOAA PSL, Boulder, Colorado, USA