Live in Ho Chi Minh City from 390USD to 900USD per month

It is always very warm in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. No snow, no cold period, just warm sun all year long. There is a rainy season that last a couple weeks but just bring your rain coat and you are good. Ho Chi Minh City really has the best weather.

It is really cheap to live in Ho Chi Minh City. If you want to buy some food from the street vendors, a meal will cost you around 1$-2$. Nice meal with a waiter serving you start around 3$ meal.

Great Cafe culture.There’s tons of great cafes here. Most of them have great WiFi and serve unlimited iced green tea for free. Many things are very cheap.

Live in Vietnam
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A cup of coffee is about $1 and you can work in cafes with a laptop all day.

People in Ho chi minh City (Saigon) are so nice. Everywhere you walk, people are welcoming always smilling and ready to help. Vietnamese people are very friendly.

Vietnam is a well-known destination among budget travellers. Though the price is climbing monthly at a daunting rate, it is still much cheaper than travelling in other continents. There is almost every price for every wallet: a 5 star resort in Da Nang will cost you an equivalent amount to a 3 star hotel near JFK airport. For lower end market, there are a plenty of hostels and guest-houses in most cities. Food costs even lower and street foods are among the best in the world. That says, even in biggest metropolitan areas like Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City, you can get by a day with $15.

If you want to live in Ho Chi Minh City, this is cost of living:

  • Apartment (including maid 3x week, electricity, internet): 400 - 500 USD
  • Eating at restaurants: $200 - $300
  • Eating at home / buying groceries: $80 - $100
  • Going to cafes: $70
  • Misc expenses (phone credit, drinks, cinema, …): $150

Grand total: $900 - $1100


Wait a minute, if you want, you can live in a hotel with 390 USD/month.

Essential expense:

Hotel:  ~ 10 USD/day
I will look for good hotels, recommend to you some hotel about 10 USD - 15 USD/day, which include Wifi, Televison, air condition…
(If you want a luxury hotel, it’s about 150 USD – 300 USD/day )
Eating:  ~ 3 USD/day
Eating: 1 USD/meal = 3 USD/day

=>Total: 13 - 18 USD/day
<=> 390 USD/month - 540 USD/month

Other secondary expense:
Transportation by taxi: about 7 USD/10 km. You can travel by bus in short distance.
Play: If you want to visit and discover interesting places, you need to pay for entrance fee, survice fee…




Live in Vietnam
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Guide in Ho Chi Minh city

You want to discover Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh city and nearby areas. But, you like privacy, you think going with tour is bored and is not suitable to you. You like packpacking.
But, you don’t understand so much about Vietnam, you scare about  language problems, cheatting…and you don’t know where to go.
You need a “local guide”?
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9 Must-Try Vietnamese Drinks

Vietnamese cuisine is world-famous, but few visitors to the Southeast Asian country think about what they'll be sipping on the streets of Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City. That's a mistake: the country's drinks are as delicious and diverse as its cuisine.
Vietnamese people don't usually drink while they dine, perhaps because most meals are either soup-based or include soup at the end, to fill up any "last holes." Enjoying a drink is a separate event, whether it's meeting friends for a coffee or stopping at a streetside stand for a refreshing juice. The exception, of course, is a boozy drinking session, where the focus is on the alcohol and the food is considered an accompaniment.
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Delicous food in Ho Chi Minh City



BUN MAM, LAU MAM
Delicous food in Ho Chi Minh City

Delicous food in Ho Chi Minh City

The most delicous of Bun Mam, Lau Mam are in the western of Vietnam ( such as Can Tho, Vinh Long, Long An provinces), but you can enjoy eating them in Ho Chi Minh City. The most important thing of Lau Mam is the water, it need to cook careful. We can eat Lau Mam with water spinach, corn beans…
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CHEATING DEATH IN HO CHI MINH CITY

(This is a feeling of women when she visits Ho Chi Minh city)

The fear was almost paralysing. I really don’t think I can do this. I am just not brave enough to cross the street in Ho Chi Minh City.
CHEATING DEATH IN HO CHI MINH CITY
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Do and do not in Ho Chi Minh city

What to DO in Ho Chi Minh city – Backpacking Ho Chi Minh
Do and do not in Ho Chi Minh city

1. Eat street food
2. Enjoy a good coffee and watch sunrise or sunset at the bridge
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Twenty reasons to visit Ho Chi Minh City


Twenty reasons to visit Ho Chi Minh City

1 Cheap eats
Ho Chi Minh City (also still called Saigon) is famous for its pho (traditional Vietnamese noodle soup) and pork rolls. Often the best places are shops and stalls named after family members, such as "Aunty" or "Chi" (meaning sister) followed by a number representing their order in the family and, finally, their name. Though many chains, such as Pho24 and Pho 2000, do big business these days, you can't beat family-run outfits for the real deal.
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