Edition 9 September 2026
Ho Chi Minh City vs Bangkok: which should you move to?
A comfortable month costs $1,750 in Ho Chi Minh City and $2,180 in Bangkok. Cost is where the comparison starts, not where it ends.
Ho Chi Minh City
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No long-stay visa exists
Bangkok
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Excellent transit, bad air
Edition 9 September 2026. Every figure carries the date it was true and the source it came from.