Cost-of-Living in Vietnam: It's Really Cheap

tomo — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 20:26:21 +0000

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UPDATE July 17, 2012! Follow-up article Finding affordable housing in Vietnam - How much should it cost? has been posted
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So there's been a lot of chatter in the Saigon twitter community lately about the average income of Ho Chi Minh City and whether $600/month can get you a decent middle-class lifestyle here.

This is what it costs to live in Saigon, Vietnam's (and all of French Indochina's) largest, busiest city and commercial center:

life in vietnam

Cost-of-Living in Vietnam: It's Really Cheap