| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.01/5 (Rank #618)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Bad |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,262 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 8 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 20°C68°F (feels 20°C68°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 55%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😥 Medium: 41%
|
| 👌 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* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | Vietnam |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 3 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 8 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 20°C 68°F + 😊 Comfy (55%) = feels 20°C 68°F
|
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 100,000 VND in USD | USD 3.80 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | VND 10,000,000 = USD 380 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Nhat Linh Coffee |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👎3% 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 | $1,262 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,013 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,333 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $667 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $492 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,266 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $636 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $94,918 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $23 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $42 / 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
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ 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) |
1254° cool |
1661° cool |
2170° mild |
2272° mild |
2577° warm |
2373° mild |
2373° mild |
2373° mild |
2272° mild |
2170° mild |
1763° cool |
1457° cool |
| Real (median) |
1254°
cool |
1661°
cool |
2170°
mild |
2272°
mild |
2577°
warm |
2373°
mild |
2373°
mild |
2373°
mild |
2272°
mild |
2169°
mild |
1763°
cool |
1456°
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 | 825 people | 750 people | 900 people | 960 people | 750 people | 1,200 people | 900 people | 720 people | 900 people | 1,200 people | 800 people | 1,200 people |
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