Vietnam Travel Guide
Vietnam is one of the world's best-value destinations — but what you spend day to day varies enormously depending on how you travel. Here's an honest breakdown of what to expect.
All prices are in USD. Accommodation and transport between cities are handled as part of your custom trip with us — the costs below cover food, drinks, activities, shopping, and tips.
Why Vietnam Is Different
Vietnam's cost of living is genuinely low — not in a compromised way, but in a way that means the quality of what you can access at every price point is extraordinary compared to what you'd pay at home. A bowl of pho that would win awards in London or New York costs less than two dollars in Hanoi. A long, leisurely dinner at a genuinely excellent restaurant in Hội An — the kind you'd talk about for weeks — rarely exceeds thirty dollars a head including wine.
The result is that most people come home having spent less than they expected and eaten and experienced more than they imagined. The numbers below reflect real spending — not what the guidebooks say, but what we've seen clients actually spend over 25 years of designing Vietnam trips.
Daily Spending by Style
These are realistic daily spending estimates per person — covering food, drinks, activities, tips, and incidentals. Not including shopping, which varies too much to generalise.
Spending by Category
Real prices across the most common spending categories — so you know what to expect before you arrive. Budget / Mid / High columns show the range across spending styles.
Prices are estimates based on typical costs at time of writing and may vary by season, location, and operator.
From 25 Years of Experience
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