The Vietnam Guide
Moving to Vietnam
The document we wish someone had handed us in 2021. Real numbers, real places we use, real mistakes we made so you don’t make them.
Not a generic “ten tips for digital nomads” list. Not AI-written. Not curated for clicks.
What’s actually inside
- Real cost-of-living numbers from our last 12 months. Not “average expat” guesses.
- The visa run we use, the one that’s faster, and the one that’s cheaper. With current border-crossing fees.
- How to set up Vietnamese banking as a foreigner without the runaround. Which banks work, which don’t, what documents to bring.
- Apartments: where to look, what to negotiate, the lease clause that’s worth $500.
- Healthcare: when to use Vinmec, when to use FMP, when the family practice is fine and you’re being dramatic.
- Working remotely from Vietnam: the legal reality vs the practical one. Important.
- The address problem nobody warns you about, and three concrete ways around it.
- SIM cards, motorbike rental, Grab vs taxi vs hire-a-driver, school options for kids, and a hundred other things only experience teaches.
Who this is for
People seriously considering a move, or already booked. If you’re still in the “maybe one day” stage, the free budget template will tell you most of what you need at this point. Come back when the move is real.
Ready
Single payment, lifetime access, free updates whenever Vietnamese bureaucracy decides to change a rule (so, every six months).
If you read it and don’t think it was worth it, reply to any email and we’ll refund you. We’ve never had to do it but it’s there.
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Get the free budget template. It’s a fraction of the guide but it’ll save you the first month’s worst mistakes.