How much does it cost to live in Hoi An?
Typical Month (Mid Range)
$893 (₫23,130,869)
Housing, food, transport, mobile, coworking and gym.
Updated September 2026 · Sources cited: expat.com, expatfocus.com
- Typical Month (Lower End)
- $303 (₫7,855,869)
- Typical Month (Premium)
- $1,577 (₫40,856,559)
Good to know
Good to Know
- An Bang Beach, about 4km from the Ancient Town, is the area most expats and long-term visitors gravitate to, offering a village feel plus beach access rather than the tourist density of the Old Town center.
- Negotiating rent is normal in Vietnam — discounts of 5–15% are commonly achieved, especially if you commit to a longer stay, so treat listed monthly prices as a starting point rather than fixed.
- Utilities (electricity, water, internet) are usually billed separately from rent, and electricity costs can rise sharply if you run air conditioning heavily, which is common given Hoi An's heat and humidity for much of the year.
- Costs swing a lot based on lifestyle: living simply on local food and a basic room can be done very cheaply, while renting a nicer villa and eating at Western-oriented restaurants multiplies your monthly spend significantly.
- Hoi An has no shopping mall or cinema — for movies, malls, or big supermarkets, nomads typically take a taxi or Grab to Da Nang, about 45 minutes away.
- There's no metro or citywide bus system in Hoi An; walking, bicycles, rented scooters, and Grab motorbike-taxis are how almost everyone gets around, supplemented by a tourist electric shuttle in parts of the Old Town.
- Mobile data is extremely cheap here — local SIM plans with generous or 'unlimited' data can run around 100,000 VND (a few dollars) per month.
- Vietnam's tourist e-visa tops out at 90 days, so a nomad planning a longer stay should budget for either a visa run or a fresh e-visa application partway through their stay.
- Private/international clinic consultations in Hoi An are inexpensive by Western standards but still notably pricier than the public system locals use.
Monthly Totals
- Mid-range month
- ₫23,130,869
Includes 5 estimated components
- Lean month
- ₫7,855,869
Includes 4 estimated components
- Comfortable month
- ₫40,856,559
Includes 6 estimated components
Living Costs
- Where nomads live
- An Bang Beach is the neighborhood most consistently identified as the preferred base for long-term expats and remote workers in Hoi An, roughly 4km from the Ancient Town, with a secondary cluster of quieter, nature-oriented rentals in nearby Cam Thanh. Housing figures below are grounded in An Bang / greater Hoi An listings.
Housing (per month)
- Mid-range 1-bed
- ₫15,000,000
Local listing
Vietnam-Real.Estate live listing: 2-bedroom home with swimming pool for rent at An Bang Beach, Hoi An, listed at 15,000,000 VND/month.
- Budget studio / 1-bed
- ₫7,771,266
Survey / cost-of-living site
Expat Focus 2025 Vietnam rental guide: 'In Hoi An specifically, it is possible to find accommodation as little as USD 300 per month.'
Published in USD
- Premium apartment
- ₫30,000,000
Local listing
FazWaz live listing: 'CASAMIA CALM VILLA – 3 BEDROOMS, Rental price: 30 million VND/month', part of the gated Casamia villa development near Hoi An with pool/garden amenities; other villas in the same listing set run up to 60 million VND/month for larger units.
- Private room in a shared home
- ₫3,500,000
Estimated
No live listing specifically for a private room in a shared house in Hoi An was found; estimated as roughly half of the low-end budget studio/apartment figure quoted by Expat Focus, consistent with typical shared-housing discounts seen across Vietnam guides.
Groceries
- Groceries for one (month)
- ₫3,000,000
Estimated
No Hoi An-specific grocery total was found at the time of research (Numbeo's Hoi An food-price page had no contributor data); estimated from typical Vietnamese small-city grocery spend for one person cooking most meals, cross-checked against Numbeo's national Vietnam single-person non-rent estimate of roughly €379/month.
Sample prices
1L Milk
- 1L Milk
- ₫35,000
Estimated
Estimated from typical Vietnamese supermarket pricing; no Hoi An-specific live price found.
1kg White Rice
- 1kg White Rice
- ₫25,000
Estimated
Estimated from typical Vietnamese market pricing; no Hoi An-specific live price found.
Dozen Eggs
- Dozen Eggs
- ₫35,000
Estimated
Estimated from typical Vietnamese market pricing; no Hoi An-specific live price found.
1kg Chicken Breast
- 1kg Chicken Breast
- ₫90,000
Estimated
Estimated from typical Vietnamese market pricing; no Hoi An-specific live price found.
1.5L Bottled Water (Store, Not Restaurant)
- 1.5L Bottled Water (Store, Not Restaurant)
- ₫10,000
Estimated
Estimated from typical Vietnamese minimart pricing; no Hoi An-specific live price found.
Eating out
- Cheap meal
- ₫30,000
Estimated
Estimated for a single serving of street food or a local com/pho eatery; consistent with the general 'street food, $500/month total budget' pattern described by nomad bloggers for Hoi An, but no single-meal figure was directly sourced. [Adjusted 2026-09-18: the source's 40000 VND reduced by 25%; see "adjusted".]
- High-end meal
- ₫450,000
Estimated
Estimated for a single diner at one of Hoi An's higher-end riverside or fine-dining restaurants; no exact figure was sourced live, so this is a judgment estimate.
- Mid-range meal
- ₫112,500
Estimated
Estimated single-diner price at a casual sit-down restaurant in the Old Town/An Bang area catering to tourists and expats; no exact Hoi An figure was found live, so this is a judgment estimate. [Adjusted 2026-09-18: the source's 150000 VND reduced by 25%; see "adjusted".]
Work, Transport & Essentials
Coworking
- Venue
- SnapStay Hoi An / Hub Coworking Hoi An
- Day pass
- ₫150,000
Estimated
No coworking space in Hoi An publishes a standalone single-day price; estimated by extrapolating from SnapStay's own '7-Day Pass: 1,300,000 VND' rate (goodmorning-hoian.com), assuming a modest per-day premium over the weekly average.
- Monthly hot desk
- ₫2,500,000
Survey / cost-of-living site
Things Nomads Do nomad guide states Hub Coworking Hoi An hot desk pricing as 'Price per month: From 2.5 mil VND (around 97 euros) for a hot desk'.
Transport
- How to get there
- Grab motorbike-taxi / electric shuttle
- About monthly passes
- Hoi An has no metro, tram, or citywide bus network with a monthly pass; the town is small enough to walk, cycle, or use a rented scooter. An electric shuttle service circulates tourists around parts of town but is not a subscription pass system.
- Single ride
- ₫20,000
Estimated
No source stated an exact Hoi An in-town Grab motorbike-taxi fare; estimated from typical short-hop Grab bike pricing in central Vietnamese towns of this size.
Mobile & data
- Carrier
- Vietnamobile
- Monthly plan
- ₫100,000
Survey / cost-of-living site
Nomad blog states: 'Mine costs 100,000 VND (£3) a month from Vietnamobile and includes unlimited data.'
- Data allowance
- Unlimited data, as reported by the source (actual fair-use throttling policies may apply)
Short Stays (per night)
- Seasonal pricing
- Yes
- Why
- Hoi An experiences a pronounced dry season (February–August) with ideal weather and peak tourism, versus a rainy season (September–January) with flooding risks and significantly fewer tourists, creating materially different accommodation demand and pricing across these multi-month periods.
Low season
- Budget
- ₫400,000
2-star budget properties drop 35-40% in rainy season per Vietnam tourism data; sourced from KAYAK low-season availability
- Luxury
- ₫2,400,000
5-star February confirmed cheapest at $24/night (HotelsCombined); extrapolated to Oct-Nov range $90-120; using $98 as low-season representative
- Premium
- ₫1,500,000
4-star resort rates drop 35-45% October-November; based on HotelsCombined shoulder-season pricing
- Standard
- ₫900,000
3-star hotel 40-50% reduction (rainy season pricing); November lowest occupancy month per AirROI data
High season
- Budget
- ₫600,000
2-star hotel average (KAYAK: $10-23 range) anchored to basic budget properties like The House 36
- Luxury
- ₫4,500,000
5-star hotel (Sunrise Premium Resort, Four Seasons Nam Hai, Renaissance ~$150-250 high season; using $184 mid-luxury estimate)
- Premium
- ₫2,500,000
4-star hotel/resort (Allegro Hoi An, Anantara range $80-150 high season estimate)
- Standard
- ₫1,500,000
3-star hotel (Booking/KAYAK midrange ~$25-67; using Thao Nhi Hotel ~$50-70 high season range)
Low-season months
- September
- October
- November
- December
- January
High-season months
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
Sources cited for this category
These are the sources cited in this cost of living research for this city. Individual figures may not each trace to one of them.
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