2.08/5
185 reviews
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Cost of Living in Nha Trang

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Nha Trang is a visually appealing and affordable coastal city with good infrastructure, including well-paved roads and strong food delivery networks. Local seafood dishes are a highlight and pizza was noted as surprisingly good. Internet speeds were sufficient for general use, making it workable for remote professionals. Renting a house with ample workspace is recommended over working from cafes due to the limited number of good work-friendly cafes in the city.

On the downside, the weather in May 2024 was reported as overly hot, making it difficult to be outdoors during the day. Interactions with locals, particularly men, were frequently described as unfriendly or rude, and forming new social connections was a challenge. In addition, the water quality isn't great and cash is still the main method of payment, with limited card usage. While there’s some expat and Russian family presence, the city lacks the vibrancy or variety that long-term digital nomads might seek. Overall, while affordable and internet-ready, Nha Trang may not suit everyone looking to settle down for an extended period.

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The city's infrastructure is well developed. Well-paved asphalt roads. Overall, it is a complex city. The climate has changed, it got too hot and it was impossible to go out during the day in my May 2024 visit. The city is full of tourist condominiums for Vietnamese retirement income. Each condo is not unique. The sea is the best thing about this city. Western food is expensive compared to local cuisine, and annoyingly, pizza is delicious. Local food using seafood is delicious. I didn't feel like there was much to do in the city. I would recommend renting a house with plenty of workspace rather than going out and working. Food delivery apps are well spread out. Cash rather than credit cards. I rarely used credit cards only few times. Internet speeds were satisfactory. The water supply is of poor quality.

3 months ago

City was cheap and pretty but there's not that many cafes to work from, plenty of tourists and it was hard to make friends. If you go here make sure to rent a motorbike and check out the nature but there are better places to live at in Vietnam.

6 years ago

Many Russians live here. Not the tattoo ones, mostly Russian families often with small kids. Many of them has small restaurants or shops. We stayed for one months and it wasn't great but it was also not too bad. We stayed in many places in Vietnam for long periods of time but in Nha Trang the locals are not very friendly. Especially the men are very macho and rude.

6 years ago

0.02$ for dinner?? Load of crap. Anyone who has been here or lives here knows that it is impossible. Who puts those calculations!? Totally unreliable

6 years ago

✅ Affordable

✅ Good infrastructure

✅ Delicious food

✅ Fast internet

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Warm now

✅ Warm all year round

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Very easy to make friends

✅ Easy to do business

✅ Safe for women

✅ LGBTQ+ friendly

❌ Unfriendly locals

❌ Hot weather

❌ Poor water quality

❌ Few good work cafes

❌ Hard to make friends

❌ No freedom of speech

❌ No democracy

❌ Very expensive

❌ Very sweaty and humid now

❌ Nomads.com members didn't like going here

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Quality of education is low

❌ Hospitals are bad

❌ Roads can be dangerous

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Not family friendly

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Feels (median)

23°C / 73°F mild

24°C / 75°F warm

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25°C / 77°F warm

Real (median)

23°C / 73°F
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24°C / 74°F
warm

27°C / 81°F
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29°C / 84°F
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30°C / 86°F
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31°C / 88°F
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30°C / 86°F
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28°C / 82°F
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25°C / 77°F
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Humidity

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78%

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75%

sweaty
76%

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78%

sweaty
71%

sweaty
77%

sweaty
83%

sweaty
86%

nice
92%

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84%

Most common

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☔️ Rain

Rain

dry
40mm

dry
12mm

dry
30mm

rainy
85mm

rainy
177mm

rainy
91mm

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90mm

rainy
141mm

rainy
278mm

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99mm

Cloud

pockets
50%

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32%

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27%

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41%

pockets
47%

cloudy
51%

cloudy
57%

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58%

cloudy
63%

cloudy
53%

Air quality

clean
14 US AQI

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34** US AQI

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57 US AQI

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18 US AQI

Sun

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
9 UVI

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10 UVI

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8 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

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5 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

Remote workers

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320 people

514 people

280 people

371 people

320 people

489 people

600 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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✈️1h

$1,511 / mo

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 40° 104° 31° 87° 🥵 AQI 120 😷

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$1,039 / mo

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⭐️ Total score	2.08/5 (Rank #1005) 185 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍4 liked it 👎3 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Bad
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	🧐 Pricey: $3,475 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 12Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Good
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥵 Too hot: 30°C86°F (feels 38°C100°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	🥵 Sweaty: 81%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Great: 34 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
🤮 Food safety*	Good
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🤝 Lack of racism*	Okay
🎓 Education level*	Low
⚡️ Power grid	Great
💰 Income level*	Very low: $181 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
🚶 Walkability	Okay
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Bad
👩 Female friendly	Okay
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Okay
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Asia
🚩 Country	Vietnam
🗓️ Average trip length	9 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	12 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌧 30°C 86°F + 🥵 Sweaty (81%) = feels 38°C 100°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 34 US AQI 🍃 OK
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Grab
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 100,000 VND in USD	USD 3.86
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	VND 10,000,000 = USD 386
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
💻 Best coworking space	LIVINcollective
☕️ Best coffee place	Coffe&Bar GALAXY
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	8% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	420,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$2,171 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 87% 👱‍♀️ 13%
⛪️ Religious government	Ambiguous
💻 Online electronics shop	Nguyen Kim
🏠 Apartment listings	VN Renting
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	VietJet
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Vietnam Airlines

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$3,475 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$808 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$1,729 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$494 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$3,710 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$386 / month
🏠 Median home price	$161,925
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$174 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$215 / month
🍛 Dinner	$3
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$0
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$1
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$2
👩‍🏫 International school	$3,239 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$12 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$2 / trip