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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.
SeasonPeak seasonJanuary is one of the very best months to be here.
Daylight≈11.5h06:08 to 17:38
Who this fits
- Good for
- City life, Food, Nightlife, Culture
- Community
- Growing
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
The local hours you would keep here to share a couple of hours a day with a 9-to-5 in each of these zones.
- US West (LA)
- 06:00 to 14:00 local25% overlap
- US East (NYC)
- 15:00 to 23:00 local25% overlap
- UK (London)
- 10:00 to 18:00 local25% overlap
- Europe (CET)
- 09:00 to 17:00 local25% overlap
- India (Mumbai)
- 09:00 to 17:00 local81% overlap
- Australia (Sydney)
- 09:00 to 17:00 local50% overlap
Budget & internet
Budget$760 to $1,520/moper person/mo · housing incl.
Internet95 Mbpsreliable
What stands out
- City & food: A proper big-city base.
- Climate: Inside its golden window in January.
- Cost: Comfortably within budget ($760 to $1520/mo).
Know before choosing Ho Chi Minh City
- Wet or rainy season around May to Nov.
The essentials
Work
- Coworking
- 20 notable spaces · call rooms
Cost
- Housing
- Monthly rentals: Easy · studio $350 to $650
Life
- Safety
- Good
- Healthcare
- Okay
Stay
- Visa
- Standard tourist entry: 90 days · No verified nomad visa
- Best season
- Dec to Feb
- Timezone
- UTC+7 · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
Data quality & sources
Mostly estimated · reviewed 2026-08Every 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 averageSpeedtest Global Index (Ookla)· Medium confidence
- Coworking
- NomadTiming editorial (coworking survey)· Low confidence
- Visa
- Country averageOfficial immigration guidance· Medium confidence
- Safety
- Numbeo Safety Index / public travel advisories· Low confidence
- Healthcare
- Country averageNumbeo Health Care Index· Low confidence
- Community
- Area estimateNomadTiming 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.
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Nearby & similar bases
December · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh (UTC+7)