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Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam · UTC+7

80out of 100
Your passportFrance passport: visa-free entry, 45 days. The nomad visa is for beyond that.

The eight criteria

Connection85
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Cost of living90
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Safety82
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Community75
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Climate75
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Visa96
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Coworking82
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Time zone52
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What carries the city
  • Internet ultra-rapide et pas cher
  • Coût de vie parmi les plus bas d'Asie
  • Cuisine exceptionnelle
  • Scène tech Vietnam en plein boom
What to know
  • Visa = e-visa 90j max, renouvellement nécessaire
  • Pollution + chaleur intense
The nomad visa

e-Visa 90 jours (renouvelable)

All 199 passports, in The Keyring
Shared hours

3 working hours shared with Western Europe.

0 with the US east coast.

The season

Climatically workable months: February, March, April, August, September, October.

The Carnet

169 addresses in Ho Chi Minh City, 20 of them cafés, in the Circle’s Carnet.

See the city page

Where Hô Chi Minh-Ville stands

80/100 — rank 160 of the 834 cities scored, and 6 of the 251 in Asia. A score on its own says nothing; its position explains it.

What carries it: Facilité visa (96/100, rank 22), Climat (75/100, rank 41). What holds it back: Timezone (EU+US) (52/100, rank 604), Sécurité (82/100, rank 421).

The six closest profiles

Closeness is computed across all eight scores, not the overall one: two cities at 80 may have nothing in common — one expensive and safe, the other cheap and loud. It is the shape of the profile that matches.