Secrets to Live in Vietnam on $500 a Month: Moving to Vietnam for Digital Nomads, Travelers, and Expats

by Elly Thuy Nguyen

(November 2023 updated edition)Live well for $500 a monthVietnam has warm weather, fast internet, cheap, modern apartments, great food, and a super-low cost of living. Live like a baller for very little money.A good meal costs $1, a month of mobile data costs $5, and seeing the doctor costs $3It's easy to live well in Vietnam. But if you follow the tourist or blogger trail, you'll be paying first-world prices and getting third-world quality. Vietnamese people know how to get the best stuff cheap, and this book documents that knowledge.Take it from EllyElly Thuy Nguyen, author of the acclaimed My Saigon series of travel guidebooks to Vietnam, wants to help long-term foreign visitors in Vietnam.Inside info to make your stay a successPrices of everything from meals to massages to apartmentsSecret three words for finding an apartment for the Vietnamese local priceA typical digital nomad's day in VietnamBeing a solo woman in VietnamWhy Vietnamese people like me don't ride motorcycles around townMaking (useful) Vietnamese friends and dating Vietnamese girls or guysThe lowdown on dealing with government and policeHow not to find yourself wearing concrete boots in the Saigon riverLanguage tipsReasons you might not like VietnamThis is a complete inside guide to living in Vietnam long-term, with local information to help you decide whether you want to move here, and to make your stay a great one.

67 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 20, 2017

Reviews

[Ming Wei · Rating 5 out of 5]

The thing that stands out about this book is the huge amount of information and guidance within its pages, I was not expecting so much detail. The author shows a high level of knowledge about the subject they are writing about. If I was the author if this book I would target western book shops because in the western world a lot of men are interested in relocating to places like Vietnam, and in the UK shops it is so hard to find a book like this. It is hard to find any fault with this book, the front cover is attractive, the structure of the book is clear and easy to follow. No editorial errors that I could find. I found this book really interesting and helpful.