Cost of Living in VIETNAM | Retirement Budget Breakdown 

Hey bro! So crazy I was looking on RU-vid "monthly cost of living in Vietnam" and came across your channel again. So interesting! I've made a cost of living video on Da Nang, Nha Trang, Saigon and Phu Quoc as well. But your point of view is very interesting and has given me great tips on how I can improve my next video in Vietnam. Thanks so much for taking your time to create these videos! I know the time and effort it takes. Truly admire what you do!!

Ken, I always enjoy your videos. You are always well-organized and have a very professional presentation. Learning more and more about Vietnam makes me want to visit at the least, and maybe spend some of my retirement time there as well! Keep up the great work!

Great video. This is really helpful for people who want to live and retire in Vietnam. Thank you for sharing it! :)

very useful info Ken and team

Not sure why anyone would buy a property now. In Nha Trang a 2 bedroom 2 bath condo in a modern building is less than $450 USD a month. That's furnished with a sea view!!

Good information from you ❤👍👌🇻🇳 Great videos , thanks

Hey, Ken new Subbie!! I can’t wait to get back to Vietnam this time with a 5yr visa! Thanks for making this video it was much needed! Kei

Wow, Vietnam is modernizing so quickly now.

What a nice info you have mentioned .Ty Sir.

Most informative presentation, well done and thank you

Quy Nhon is another beautiful beach style, and cheap.

Excellent video Ken!!

Thanks alot for the cost info.

Thank You, Ken . Excellent information. 👍🙏🏽✌🏽🤓

Very good break down video

Great video and very informative.

This was an excellent presentation. Thank you.

GREAT INFORMATION, GOD BLESS YOU,,.

Great video Ken as usual. What’s the place your filming from. Is that a shared workspace office. Looks awesome. Be nice to get a range of how much a a workspace membership would cost.

great videos!

yes Ken Vietnam is cheap (but now more expensive real estate than spain) and lovely, please open up soon I miss you!

Ken is awesome and is so great when he makes these videos

Excellent informacion ken I'm thinking retired for any circumstances I'm watching this video thank you ken

Live extremely well on $1000 a month or less in a nicely furnished 95sq m 2 bed 2 bath condo in Hanoi I have 3 tvs 3 water heaters 3 air conditioners and a washer drier and oven. I also have a leather sofa custom made matresses, lots of storage, plants and a dining table. Idont drink alcohol. I live with a chef, have a maid and life is great for 600 to 800 a month.

What these videos do is attract digital nomad types who are just looking for a place, any place that can facilitate their type of "independent" lifestyle. What is better is actual professionals that can make a contribution to Vietnam and have a real interest in the local culture, people and language. The sooner a distinction is made between these two groups, the better.

Good video.

Very good information about VN retirement, can have more details for health insurance at VN . I am a retiree over 70 years old , and ok to apply for long term visa . Thank

Nếu có tiền sống ở Việt Nam là sướng nhất: chi phí rẻ, thức ăn ngon, đa dạng mà rẻ. Đi du lịch cũng rẻ , mua bảo hiểm cũng rẻ mà chất lượng dịch vụ bệnh viện tại Việt Nam không chênh lệch nhiều so với Mỹ nhưng phí dịch vụ thấp hơn gấp nhiều lần

If in 10 years I plan to retire in Vietnam and renting about 1500 a month. Would it make more sense to invest in a home now and rent it out till I takeover in ten years? Assuming at 1500 a month and 10 years be about 180k USD home. So what area can i get a 2 bed condo or 3 single family home that safe?

Hi Ken, I really appreciate your videos! You give some excellent insight into living in Viet Nam. I am an American, and I am planning to move to Viet Nam in approx 3 years. I was wondering if my social security payments would be subject to any Vietnamese taxes. Please advise. Thank you!

Thank you, boss

I am retired and a family man my age is 38 and I make decent money but live I live in the USA and look forward to my visit now that the country is open. I hear they make it difficult to retire and buy property so I need to understand much more about the country. I like the cost of things so far but the homes are they all apartments? I rather not move from my home on land to an apartment.

Thanks for this information. Is Vietnam looking into visas aimed at digital nomads?

The apartment complex at around 6min is where i lived for the last 2 years. I just moved a few months ago because the landlord wanted to raise the rent there to 880usd roughly for the 2bd i rented. I found a 3bd house in a gated community not far away from there for 580usd instead. And instead of 76usd in maintenance fee there i now pay 6usd at my new place. Its actually 12usd but my new landlord was nice and said we split it. But this is not exactly walking distance to the center of Saigon. For me its ideal because i get a lot of living space for a good price and im away from noise and bad air. The closer to the center you wanna live the more expensive it gets. I work from home so it suits me just fine. But it would be a pain if i had to travel far to an office.

Can people get mortgages to buy condos with local banks ?

I wonder if properties will appreciate or not so maybe renting is better and invest the money in an income producing ETFs

Is there any "Nursing Home " to care for aging people in VietNam ? How much is the monthly cost of an average "Nursing Home" ?

Csn you recommend a real estate?

Aren't there used old Japanese cars like toyota marina etc?

No retirement visas, and visa laws that change overnight make this a very uncertain place to make permanent plans to retire

Mr. Ken, whether its your style of presentation or background and credentials I feel your videos and information are very reliable. I was very surprised at your cost of living breakdown as I assumed it would be several hundred dollars higher than what you laid out. I have lived in Thailand for 6 years and overseas in various countries so I understand the different factors at play, but you final amount for cost of living was very surprising. Thank you for another informative video.

Can I trade forex in Vietnam?

umm with everything that is going on lately, and rise in prices in viet, i doubt it would be a good idea to retire there. we dont know even if the area might be engulfed with conflict.

I'm from India and our employer is trying to get me and family to move to Saigon since 2 months. Her Visa agent says there is a temporary restriction but what I hear is experts are allowed to fly there. Can we seek your opinion?

How can you retire in Vietnam when ever month you have to renew your visa or you have to leave the country for 24 hours

thank you Ken i just saw your video, but i dont understand, you said you can live like a king between 800-1000 a month but rent on a grade A apartment cost $700 a month? it does not add up, did you mean you can live on 800-1000 a month but not like a king?

The gym membership cost is way more expensive than the US. I pay $21 a month here in Florida. There are cheaper options, correct?

How does a person deal with leaving the country every 30 to 90 days being an xpat in Vietnam? any info about xpats in Vietnam would be greatly appreciated !

Price is really going up nowadays. They are almost double for what you said.

I live in one of the most dangerous communities in America (Englewood in Chicago) My first question is when will Vietnam fully open? How is it for African American men there? I would like to thank the uploader for his advice and help. I

Pardon me, but these $800-$1000 live-like-a-king numbers just don't add up, period...and particularly NOT when you talk about living in one of the bigger cities; did I hear $500-$700-$1500 for rent...which leaves very little left for LIVING and FOOD... Also, $15 per person for eating out sounds a little over the top, unless of course you're eating like a King there as well. I can easily eat delicious Vietnamese food for $4 or less, and Western food on average is maybe $5-$7, easily. Now I should add that I'm not talking about life in a large city like HCMC, but nonetheless a beautiful town smack on the ocean, so as you mentioned, prices are obviously less, and scooter/motorbike rentals are available in numerous places for no more than $35mth. plus a gym membership in a well equipped gym can easily be had for around $15 per month or less since they have specials constantly. I also can't figure out why any foreigner would buy property in SEA, when rental prices are as low as they are. A foreigner can't really own real estate, and for sure not land, period. Buying a concrete box with no charm and a tiny balcony, doesn't make sense either, because of management fees, and mismanagement of funds, which inevitably ends up in a large assessment being slabbed on the homeowner when the building starts to deteriorate, and deteriorate they will, that rebar will start popping through the concrete in a very short time; in my experience it's just about the dumbest investment one can make. Why lock yourself into something that has little to no return (you'll be lucky to break even in 10-20 years considering the ongoing expenses), unless you just happen to hit the bubble, which is highly unlikely these days; do it only if you plan on gifting it to you gf or wife, and she btw., wants land/house anyway and not a condo. Rent, stay free to move around when the rules change, because they will, believe me they'll change, and not necessarily in the expats favour. Vietnam is an awesome place to live, no doubt about it, but you will never have a sense of any kind of permanence, you can't plan for the future, only live for the NOW, which after all might not be such a bad thing...Cheers

HCMC is very expensive now. Try Nha Trang or Vung tau.

Its cost me $350 for a tooth extraction here in AUD as i can't get over there at the present time. ....ouch

I don't think there is any retirement visa like to retire I have a Vietnamese gf over 1 yr now but only can get a tourist visa

What about maid?

I want to live Vietnam.Vietnam culture my favorite

Wow. Gym here at planet fitness is only $10. $20 to use tanning, massage chairs and water bed massage.

Right .. The average salary in Vietnam is about 5 VND/ month Yet, apartment for a foreigner is 2 × (+) average salary. Every foreigner in Vietnam is being ripped off. From haircut, medication to accomedation. And they do it with a grin. Lived there for 7 years, Never again.

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Ken what if I got a 5 year visa exempt 6 month on entry unlimited since I’m married to a Vietnamese,can I get my Vietnamese license please when I return is it possible

For 2 retirees (with both US and VN citizenship), Frugal living in any big cities in VN is around $1500 USD/month; Modest = $2000; Good = $2500*; Luxury > $3000 *Breakdown: Rental = 600 (2BR) Utilities= 100 Transportation= 200 Food= 600 (Groceries/Eat out) Misc.= 300 Travels= 700 ($8K annually) Hospitals & Old Age Caring= not yet included ☺️

Hello duong could you help me ,i was born in Vietnam, now i live in the USA 🇺🇸 get i get Vietnamese citizenship?thank you

It’s impossible for any foreigner to truely retire in Vietnam as there is no retirement visa.. only way is to get a work or investor visa.. tell people the truth don’t mislead people

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$800-$1000 if you already have a house in Vietnam he meant

16.000 vnd for a banh mi? That's probably a crappy one with skimpy ingredients. 😆 Don't tell me it's the inflated foreign rate too. 😉

LOOK AT THE PRICE I DO NOT THINK 1000 USD CAN NOT SURVIVE AND LIVE LIKE A KING IN VN..BRO

There are so many lovely places; I wouldn't want to live in Hanoi.

There are a lot of smaller cities in Vietnam that are way cheaper I'm planning to live in Vietnam among the Vietnamese people learn the language and the culture not really interested in hanging out with a bunch of expats no pun intended.

Currently, I have several friends and relatives living in Da Nang. Their monthly cost in Vietnam per person: Living Quarter: $500 Utilities (Internet, Electricity, etc...): $100 Transportation ($5 Daily): $150 Food ($10 Daily): $300 Health Insurance: $30 All other Expenses (Entertainment, Gym, etc...): $150 That is at least $1200 per month. Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi would of course be more. This does not include expenses if you are dating. And of course, if there are more people in a family, then the last three on the list would also increase.

I need to go to the dentist 😶

1 dog 1 kid 1 wife (ko ban gai) no international school for the kid 2000$ monthly normal NOT luxury life 🇻🇳

The biggest problem is getting in Vietnam 🇻🇳. Would love to live there!!

dam gym cost more than the U.S . that rip off. go to cheaper gym. no need for brand name. dont have to be banh mi all the time, there are local noodle shop for cheap than restraurant.

I spent $1,200 a night at the club in vietnam. You can retired in vietnam and live like a super rich with $500 millions in your bank .. . At age 35 ... lol

I got $3k a month for retirement. It’s do able? Few months I will return home. Oh I’m still have my 401k. I’m owned Tesla n s&p 500. I’m ready to go home n die there. Lalala Saigon o Saigon dep lam Saigon o. Lalala.👍😇😜

If you love Socialism ideal then you found it. They say it loudly in their name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Can a man above 75 years old retire in vietnam.

When I was in Vietnam in 1969, I had some real cheap housing….it was called a FOXHOLE! 🎖💜♠️🪖😎