⭐️ Total score |
2.26/5 (Rank #614)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Bad |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,212 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 8 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 22°C71°F (feels 22°C72°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 92%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😥 Medium: 41%
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👌 Safety |
Good
|
👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
🎓 Education level* |
Low |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$181 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | Vietnam |
🗓️ Average trip length | 3 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 8 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 22°C 71°F + 😊 Comfy (92%) = feels 22°C 72°F
|
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 100,000 VND in USD | USD 3.79 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | VND 10,000,000 = USD 379 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Nhat Linh Coffee |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 👎2% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 9,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $2,171 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 75% 👱♀️ 25% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Nguyen Kim |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Etihad |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,212 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $963 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $2,331 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $666 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $491 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,069 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $635 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $94,825 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $23 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $35 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $175 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $3 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $1 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Safe for women
❌ No freedom of speech
❌ No democracy
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 12°C / 54°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 21°C / 70°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 25°C / 77°F warm | 23°C / 73°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 17°C / 63°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool |
Real (median) |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
21°C / 69°F
mild |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
14°C / 56°F
cool |
Humidity |
damp 73% |
damp 86% |
nice 78% |
nice 83% |
nice 77% |
nice 90% |
nice 93% |
nice 94% |
nice 92% |
nice 91% |
damp 87% |
damp 75% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 32mm |
rainy 94mm |
dry 47mm |
rainy 203mm |
rainy 164mm |
rainy 228mm |
rainy 294mm |
rainy 262mm |
rainy 192mm |
rainy 115mm |
rainy 66mm |
dry 36mm |
Cloud |
pockets 45% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 36% |
cloudy 50% |
pockets 46% |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 60% |
cloudy 59% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 59% |
pockets 39% |
Sun |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
Remote workers | 250 people | 250 people | 300 people | 320 people | 250 people | 400 people | 200 people | 240 people | 300 people | 400 people | 240 people | 433 people |
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