Vietnam budget calculator
Pick a city, a style, the days and the people. You get a rough total and where it goes. It all runs in your browser.
The tool
About $1,574 for 30 days in Da Nang
$1,574
About $52 a day. A rough estimate, not a quote.
Rent is counted for each person, so two people sharing a room will usually pay less. Coworking, flights and big purchases are not included. Prices move with the season. For the visa itself, see the e-visa guide and the visa check.
How to read it
The numbers are rough planning figures in US dollars, not quotes. They are per person for each day, then multiplied by your days and people.
- Lean. A simple room, local food, buses and short rides.
- Comfortable. A good apartment, a mix of local food and cafes, rides when you want them.
- Roomy. A nicer place, more eating out, more trips and nights out.
Rent, food, transport and phone together come to a monthly range per city, from lean to roomy. For one person that is about $900 to $1,500 in Da Nang, $850 to $1,400 in Hoi An, $1,100 to $1,900 in Ho Chi Minh City, $1,000 to $1,700 in Hanoi, $750 to $1,200 in Da Lat, $850 to $1,400 in Nha Trang and $1,000 to $1,700 in Phu Quoc. Insurance and extras come on top. These are our own estimates. Guides we read put one remote worker at about $920 a month in Da Nang, $1,280 in Hanoi and $1,380 in Ho Chi Minh City, which sits inside these ranges 1. Another guide gives lean budgets of $600 to $800 in Da Nang and $700 to $900 in Ho Chi Minh City, a little under ours 2. Sources differ a lot, so treat every total as rough.
The visa line
If you pick a passport, the calculator checks whether you need a visa for that many days. A visa-free stay costs nothing. Otherwise the line is an e-visa at the speed each style assumes: standard for lean, next working day for comfortable, same day for roomy. Our prices start at $59 for each traveler, including the $25 government fee, and we confirm the final price before you pay. You can also apply yourself on evisa.gov.vn for the $25 fee on a single entry 3. See the [e-visa guide](/visa) for both ways.
What is not counted
Flights, coworking, a motorbike rental, gear and big purchases are not in the totals. Rent is counted for each person, so two people sharing a room will usually pay less than shown. Prices move with the season and the exchange rate.
Questions and answers
Can I enter more than 90 days?
The calculator stops at 90 days because one e-visa covers up to 90 days. For a longer plan, read the [border run guide](/visa/border-run).
Why is the visa shown when I pick no passport?
Without a passport the calculator shows an e-visa as the worst case, so the total is not too low. Pick your passport to see the real answer.
Sources
All pages were read on Oct 20, 2026 unless the line says otherwise. "Seen in search" means we saw the text in a search result and did not open the page.
- Digitao Nomads, Vietnam page quoting Nomads.com figures for one remote worker per month (Da Nang about $919, Hanoi $1,284, Ho Chi Minh City $1,377). Seen in search: digitao-nomads.com
- Get Where Next, "Cost of Living in Vietnam 2026" (lean budgets by city). Seen in search: getwherenext.com
- Wikipedia, Visa policy of Vietnam (e-visa fee, 90 days): en.wikipedia.org