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Ho Chi Minh City
Fast, cheap and always awake
High-energy, low-cost and dense with cafés and coworking, Vietnam's business capital for the always-on nomad.
Best monthsDec to MarDecember to February
Budget$760 to $1,520/mototal/mo · housing incl.
Internet95 Mbpsreliable
Coworking20 notable spacesCall-friendly rooms
Golden window: December to February
Best months: December to March
Through the year
- Dec to Apr · Dry season. Warm, dry and sunny; hotter through March to April.
- May to Nov · Wet season. Short heavy afternoon showers, humid.
Workday compatibility
Where a standard 9-to-5 in each of these zones lands in local time here.
- US West (LA)
- 00:00 to 08:00 local13% overlap
- US East (NYC)
- 21:00 to 05:00 local0% overlap
- UK (London)
- 16:00 to 00:00 local38% overlap
- Europe (CET)
- 15:00 to 23:00 local50% overlap
- India (Mumbai)
- 10:30 to 18:30 local100% overlap
- Australia (Sydney)
- 05:00 to 13:00 local75% overlap
What stands out
- City & food: Big-city life, food and nightlife.
- Climate: Inside its golden window in January.
- Cost: Comfortably within budget ($760 to $1520/mo).
Know before choosing Ho Chi Minh City
- Tourist stays are capped at 45 days, you'd have to leave and re-enter.
- Rainy/monsoon season around May to Nov.
The essentials
Work
- Internet
- 95 Mbps · reliablecountry avg
- Coworking
- 20 notable spaces
- Private call rooms
- Usually available
Cost
- Monthly cost
- $800 to $1,600/mo
- Housing
- Monthly rentals: Easy · studio $350 to $650
Life
- Safety
- Good
- Healthcare
- Okaycountry avg
- Community
- Growingarea est.
- Good for
- City life, Food, Nightlife, Culture
Stay
- Visa
- 45 days visa-free · No nomad visacountry avg
- Best season
- Dec to Feb
- Timezone
- UTC+7 · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
Visa rules assume an EU/US/UK passport, differ by nationality, and change often. Always confirm the current rules for your own passport with an official source.
Data quality & sources
Mostly estimated · updated 2026-07Every figure shows its source and confidence. v1 is hand-curated, so treat it as a starting point. Missing data is shown as “No data”, never invented.
- Monthly cost
- Numbeo (cost of living)· Low confidence
- Internet
- country avgSpeedtest Global Index (Ookla)· Medium confidence
- Coworking
- NomadTiming editorial (coworking survey)· Low confidence
- Visa
- country avgOfficial immigration guidance· Medium confidence
- Safety
- Numbeo Safety Index / public travel advisories· Low confidence
- Healthcare
- country avgNumbeo Health Care Index· Low confidence
- Community
- area est.NomadTiming editorial (nomad community)· Low confidence
- Housing
- Numbeo rent index / local rental listings· Low confidence
How the scoring works and where data comes from: read the methodology.
Nearby & similar bases
December · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh (UTC+7)