Vietnam Relocate · Issue 01 · 2026 · 16.05°N 108.20°E

An atlas for living between monsoons.

Field reports on relocating to Vietnam — dispatches from Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, with the numbers, paperwork and terrain that make the move real.

Editor's note: every dispatch is sourced from Numbeo and on-the-ground reporting. See our methodology and editorial policy.

Cities, mapped.

§01 · Cities
16.0544°N · 108.2022°E

Da Nang

POP. 1.23M · CENTRAL COAST
Monthly total$1,180
1BR centre$420
ClimateTROPICAL
10.8231°N · 106.6297°E

Ho Chi Minh City

POP. 9.32M · SOUTHERN DELTA
Monthly total$1,640
1BR centre$620
ClimateTROPICAL
21.0285°N · 105.8542°E

Hanoi

POP. 8.05M · RED RIVER DELTA
Monthly total$1,280
1BR centre$480
ClimateSUBTROPICAL
12.2388°N · 109.1967°E

Nha Trang

POP. 535K · SOUTH-CENTRAL COAST
Monthly total$1,050
1BR centre$380
ClimateTROPICAL
11.9404°N · 108.4583°E

Da Lat

POP. 237K · CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
Monthly total$920
1BR centre$310
ClimateTEMPERATE

Visa dossiers, by passport.

§02 · Visa Guides

Side-by-side comparisons.

§03 · Comparisons

Neighborhoods, by city.

§04 · Neighborhoods

Monthly budgets, by city.

§05 · Budgets