Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City
#1 Top 5 cities
Ho Chi Minh City is the broadest work and entrepreneurship hub for expats, with a very strong foreign community.
Country overview
Population
14Β 002Β 598
Year-round temperatures
Day: 30°C aΕΎ 35°C
Night: 22°C aΕΎ 26°C
Climate
A tropical warm climate with a wet season and little temperature variation.
Distance to the sea
50 km
Social atmosphere
8/10
Costs
Housing cost
7/10
Food cost
8/10
Business friendliness
8/10
Safety
7/10
Violent crime against foreigners is rare, but phone and bag snatching, pickpocketing, scams, and hazardous road traffic require consistent urban awareness.
Natural disaster resilience
4/10
Low elevation, intense rain, river flooding, tidal flooding, land subsidence, heat, and stronger storms create substantial disruption risk across the metropolitan area.
Other scores
Other scores
Internet availability
9/10
Internet speed
7/10
Internet stability
7/10
Electricity stability
8/10
Community types
Largest nationality groups
- π°π·Koreans
- π―π΅Japanese
- πΊπΈAmericans
- πΉπΌTaiwanese
Pros / Cons
Pros
- +Large international community
- +Quality services
- +Strong remote community
- +Good transport links
Cons
- βTraffic congestion
- βNoise
- βHigher prices