Places · Vietnam
Living in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam · tropical
Ho Chi Minh City is a big city of roughly 9,000,000 people inland in Vietnam. The climate is tropical. It has a lively, popular feel and is considered very safe. A typical month of living costs around $900. Healthcare is strong, and the internet is fast enough for full-time remote work. People come here for food and eating out, nightlife.
Entro il 2026 qui è atteso un cambiamento concreto: long thanh international airport. La sanità privata (5/5) è nettamente migliore di quella pubblica (2/5): metti in conto un’assicurazione. Starlink e l’internet satellitare non sono utilizzabili in questo paese.
At a glance
Who tends to love Ho Chi Minh City
- Making a budget stretch further
- Feeling safe day to day
- Working remotely with reliable internet
- A genuinely good food scene
- Access to strong healthcare
- Raising a family
All parameters
📈 Popularity & prices: Growing
Accommodation prices have moved about +43% in the last 5 years.
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Good to know
- • Can get busy with visitors in peak season.
⚠️ The honest downsides
- •Dengue circulates in the wet season (mosquito-borne).
- •Rabies risk from stray dogs, think twice before petting animals.
- •Tap water isn't reliably drinkable, budget for filtered or bottled.
- •Air quality: PM2.5 averages ~28 µg/m³ (WHO guideline is 5).
Health, air (WHO PM2.5), water & crime figures are rough country-level estimates, verify for your case.
On the map
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