Is Vietnam a good place to live for remote workers?

Vietnam scores 64/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 189.8 Mbps, safety 70, healthcare 71, air quality 60, english 45) — rank 78 of 167. Ultra-low costs and real energy; Hanoi air and hospital quality lag HCMC private options.

How fast is the internet in Vietnam?

Median fixed broadband is around 189.8 Mbps. Ultra-low costs and real energy; Hanoi air and hospital quality lag HCMC private options.

What does $3,000/month get you in Vietnam?

Single-person essentials run about $539/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (5.6× essentials).

Livability · rank 78/167

Is 🇻🇳 Vietnam (Da Nang) a good place to live?

Quality score 64/100 against essentials of $539/month. Ultra-low costs and real energy; Hanoi air and hospital quality lag HCMC private options.

The five metrics

Internet 76 189.8 Mbps median broadband, 84.2% online

Safety 70 personal security

Healthcare 71 UHC service coverage 71/100 (2023)

Air quality 60 PM2.5 22.9 µg/m³ (2023)

English 45 day-to-day usability

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: weak; World Bank WGI estimate -0.31 · corruption control -0.25 · stability 0.01 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $6.72 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $2.85/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($539)	Verdict
$2,000	3.7×	like royalty
$3,000	5.6×	like royalty
$5,000	9.3×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

🪤 Tax residency triggers at 183 days. Tax residency details →

Similar value-for-money

🇱🇦 Laos — quality 44.9, essentials $377/mo
🇸🇷 Suriname — quality 72.7, essentials $605/mo
🇮🇩 Indonesia — quality 64, essentials $528/mo
🇷🇺 Russia — quality 69.6, essentials $592/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Vietnam a good place to live for remote workers?: Vietnam scores 64/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 189.8 Mbps, safety 70, healthcare 71, air quality 60, english 45) — rank 78 of 167. Ultra-low costs and real energy; Hanoi air and hospital quality lag HCMC private options.
How fast is the internet in Vietnam?: Median fixed broadband is around 189.8 Mbps. Ultra-low costs and real energy; Hanoi air and hospital quality lag HCMC private options.
What does $3,000/month get you in Vietnam?: Single-person essentials run about $539/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (5.6× essentials).