Make it a trip · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
What Ho Chi Minh City costs
once you land
Real prices, from the airport ride to a room for the night, each with where we found it. Checked October 2026, around District 1.
Prices as the source quoted them.
Dorm bed, three cheap meals, getting around, a coffee, two beers and water.
Private room, a cheap lunch, dinner out (your half), a coffee, two beers, two rides and the top sight.
Half a villa or 4-star room, two meals out, a coffee, two beers and the signature experience.
Arriving
-
Visa free for 45 days Fixed
For GB, DE, FR, NL passports.
Tourism only. Longer stays need an e-visa.
Source: Emerhub, Vietnam visa exemption 2026 (2026)
Free -
Grab car from the airport to District 1, from Range
Usually 130,000 to 200,000 VND. About 30 to 45 minutes. Bus 152 costs about 6,000 but is slow.
Source: Vietnam Spot, Ho Chi Minh City prices (2026-07)
₫130,000 Book an airport pickup -
Visa free for 30 days Fixed
For SG passports.
ASEAN exemption.
Source: Emerhub, Vietnam visa exemption 2026 (2026)
Free -
E-visa Fixed
For AU, NZ, US, CA, IE passports.
US$25 single entry, up to 90 days. Apply only on the official evisa.gov.vn site; the fee is not refunded if refused.
Sources: Emerhub, Vietnam visa exemption 2026 (2026), Tonkin Travel, who is exempt from a Vietnam visa (2026)
US$25
Getting around
-
Metro or bus ride Fixed
A GrabBike for 5 km costs 20,000 to 30,000.
Sources: Vietnam Spot, Ho Chi Minh City prices (2026-07), Vietnam Tourism, Ho Chi Minh City travel costs 2026 (2026)
₫6,000 to ₫20,000 -
Scooter hire, per day, from Range
Usually 100,000 to 200,000 VND. Traffic is chaotic; most visitors use GrabBike instead.
Source: Vietnam Spot, Ho Chi Minh City prices (2026-07)
₫100,000 Rent a scooter
Eating and drinking
-
Meal at a local eatery Range
Cơm tấm broken rice or noodle soup.
Sources: Vietnam Spot, Ho Chi Minh City prices (2026-07), Vietnam Tourism, Ho Chi Minh City travel costs 2026 (2026)
₫40,000 to ₫70,000 -
Dinner for two at an air-conditioned restaurant, from Range
Usually 400,000 to 800,000 VND. 200,000 to 400,000 a head.
Source: Vietnam Spot, Ho Chi Minh City prices (2026-07)
₫400,000 -
Iced coffee with milk, street Range
Cà phê sữa đá. A café cappuccino costs 40,000 to 60,000.
Sources: Vietnam Spot, Ho Chi Minh City prices (2026-07), Vietnam Tourism, Ho Chi Minh City travel costs 2026 (2026)
₫15,000 to ₫30,000 -
Beer at a bar, 330 ml, from Range
Usually 25,000 to 40,000 VND.
Source: Vietnam Spot, Ho Chi Minh City prices (2026-07)
₫25,000
At the supermarket
-
Water, 1.5 litres, from Range
Usually 8,000 to 15,000 VND. Don’t drink the tap water.
Source: Vietnam Spot, Ho Chi Minh City prices (2026-07)
₫8,000 -
Beer from a shop, 330 ml, from Range
Usually 12,000 to 18,000 VND.
Source: Vietnam Spot, Ho Chi Minh City prices (2026-07)
₫12,000 -
Bánh mì Range
The baguette sandwich, from street carts.
Sources: Vietnam Spot, Ho Chi Minh City prices (2026-07), Vietnam Tourism, Ho Chi Minh City travel costs 2026 (2026)
₫15,000 to ₫40,000
Doing
-
War Remnants Museum Fixed
Sources: Vietnam Spot, Ho Chi Minh City prices (2026-07), Vietnam Tourism, Ho Chi Minh City travel costs 2026 (2026)
₫40,000 Get tickets -
Cu Chi Tunnels group tour, from Range
Usually 350,000 to 500,000 VND. Half a day with transport.
Source: Vietnam Tourism, Ho Chi Minh City travel costs 2026 (2026)
₫350,000 Get tickets -
Mekong Delta day trip, from Range
Usually 600,000 to 1,000,000 VND. Boats, orchards and floating markets.
Source: Vietnam Tourism, Ho Chi Minh City travel costs 2026 (2026)
₫600,000 Book the tour
Sleeping, per night
-
Hostel dorm bed, from Range
Usually 5 to 10 USD.
Source: Vietnam Spot, Ho Chi Minh City prices (2026-07)
US$5 Find a hostel -
Guesthouse or two-star hotel, from Range
Usually 10 to 20 USD.
Source: Vietnam Spot, Ho Chi Minh City prices (2026-07)
US$10 Find a guesthouse -
Three-star hotel, from Range
Usually 19 to 50 USD. Boutique hotels in District 3 cost about US$40 to 72.
Source: Vietnam Spot, Ho Chi Minh City prices (2026-07)
US$19 Find a hotel
Prices change. Fixed fees come from official or widely reported figures; ranges are what travellers and operators report for 2026. Some links are affiliate links: they never change what you pay. How we make money.
Want the flight to match? Exit Row tells you when fares to Ho Chi Minh City from your city drop well below the usual price.
Start 14-day free trial