---
title: "Living in Hoi An as a digital nomad: cost, safety, visa, internet"
url: https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/hoi-an
description: "Lantern-lit old town with a beach and a slower Vietnam"
dataset: 2026.09.4 (2026-09-26)
license: CC BY 4.0
---

# Hoi An, Vietnam

Hoi An scores 49.4/100 for digital nomads under balanced weights, ranking 261 of 309 cities. Expect about $900 per month (country-level estimate), no dedicated nomad visa, and no reliable internet measurement.

Hoi An is a preserved trading port of lanterns and tailors, with An Bang beach a bike ride away and Da Nang's airport half an hour north. It is touristy in the centre but calm on the edges, and cheap.

Known for: UNESCO old town, An Bang beach, Tailors and cafés, Da Nang airport 30 min.

## Scores (balanced weights, 0–100)

| Factor | Score |
| --- | --- |
| Overall | 49.4 |
| Cost of living | 72 |
| Safety | 68 |
| Healthcare | 65 |
| Internet | — |
| Visa ease | 33 |
| Getting there & around | 20 |
| Climate | 17 |
| Air quality | 63 |
| Quality of life | 58 |

## The numbers behind the scores

| Metric | Value | Level | As of | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly cost, one person | $900 | country | 2026-09 | [^2] |
| Central 1-bedroom rent | — | city | 2026-09 | [^3] |
| Outskirts 1-bedroom rent (basis of the monthly total) | — | city | 2026-09 | [^3] |
| Homicide rate (per 100k) | 1.9 | country | 2021 | [^4] |
| Political stability (0–100) | 66 | country | 2024 | [^5] |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 71 | country | 2023 | [^6] |
| Life expectancy (years) | 73.8 | country | 2021 | [^7] |
| Median download (Mbps) | — | city | 2024 | [^8] |
| Median upload (Mbps) | — | city | 2024 | [^8] |
| Nomad visa | none listed | country | 2026-07 | [^9] |
| Visa-free days US / EU / UK | visa or e-visa required / 45 days / 45 days | editorial | 2026-02 | [^10] |
| Non-stop destinations (DAD) | 36 | city | 2026-09 | [^11] |
| Walkability / transit (1–5) | 4 / 1 | editorial | 2026-09 | [^12] |
| Comfortable months | 2 of 12 | city | 2001–2020 | [^13] |
| Annual mean PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 21.5 | city | 2023 | [^14] |
| Human Development Index | 0.766 | country | 2023 | [^15] |
| English proficiency band | moderate | country | 2024 | [^16] |

## Climate (2001–2020 normals)

| Month | Mean °C | Rain mm | Humidity % | Comfortable |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan | 21 | 79 | 87 | no |
| Feb | 21.7 | 27 | 86 | no |
| Mar | 23.7 | 39 | 86 | no |
| Apr | 26 | 49 | 84 | yes |
| May | 27.8 | 81 | 82 | yes |
| Jun | 28.5 | 71 | 79 | no |
| Jul | 28.4 | 102 | 78 | no |
| Aug | 28.2 | 167 | 79 | no |
| Sep | 27.3 | 371 | 83 | no |
| Oct | 25.7 | 562 | 85 | no |
| Nov | 24.2 | 412 | 87 | no |
| Dec | 21.9 | 249 | 87 | no |

## Airports and nonstop flights

| Airport | IATA | Nonstop destinations | International | From US airports |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Da Nang International Airport | DAD | 36 | 23 | 0 |

Unique destinations across all airports: 36, of which 23 international (Wikipedia, 2026-09).

## Similar cities

- [Colombo](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/colombo) (46.8) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/colombo-vs-hoi-an)
- [Ho Chi Minh City](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/ho-chi-minh-city) (53.6) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/ho-chi-minh-city-vs-hoi-an)
- [Sarajevo](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/sarajevo) (53.5) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/hoi-an-vs-sarajevo)
- [Da Nang](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/da-nang) (52.1) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/da-nang-vs-hoi-an)
- [Bandung](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/bandung) (39.2) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/bandung-vs-hoi-an)

## FAQ

### How much does it cost to live in Hoi An as a digital nomad?

A single person typically spends about $900 per month in Hoi An (a country-level estimate for Vietnam). That is a 72/100 cost score, where 100 is the cheapest city in the dataset.

### Is Hoi An safe for digital nomads?

Hoi An scores 68/100 on safety. Vietnam records 1.9 homicides per 100,000 people per year (WHO, 2021) and a political-stability score of 66/100 (World Bank WGI). Both figures are national, so neighbourhood-level risk can differ.

### Does Vietnam have a digital nomad visa?

No dedicated digital nomad visa was listed for Vietnam as of 2026-07. Visitors from the US can stay only with a visa, e-visa, eTA or visa on arrival days.

### How fast is the internet in Hoi An?

M-Lab did not record enough speed tests in Hoi An in 2024 to publish a median.

### Which airports serve Hoi An and how many nonstop flights are there?

Hoi An is served by Da Nang International Airport (DAD) with 36 nonstop destinations, of which 23 are international. 0 US airports have a nonstop link. Source: Wikipedia, 2026-09.

### When is the best time of year to be in Hoi An?

The most comfortable months are Apr, May. Mean temperatures range from 70°F (21°C) in Jan to 83°F (29°C) in Jun (NASA POWER 2001–2020 climatology).

### Hoi An or Colombo: which is better for digital nomads?

Colombo is the city with the closest factor profile to Hoi An in this dataset. Which one wins depends on your weights; the comparison page puts every factor side by side with the numbers behind them.

## Sources

[^1]: City population (latest census or official estimate), Wikipedia (citing national statistics offices). CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/ (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^2]: 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level), WhereNext. CC BY 4.0. https://getwherenext.com/data/cost-of-living-2026 (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^3]: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows), WhereToEmigrate. CC BY 4.0. https://github.com/0brien18/global-emigration-dataset (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^4]: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population, World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO data policy). https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/estimates-of-rates-of-homicides-per-100-000-population (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^5]: Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100), World Bank. CC BY 4.0. https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^6]: UHC service coverage index, World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO data policy). https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/uhc-index-of-service-coverage (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^7]: Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes, World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO data policy). https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/life-expectancy-at-birth-(years) (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^8]: M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024), Measurement Lab. CC0 1.0. https://statistics.measurementlab.net/ (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^9]: Digital Nomad Visas 2026, WhereToEmigrate. CC BY 4.0. https://github.com/0brien18/global-emigration-dataset (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^10]: Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations), Ilya Ilyankou (compiled from passportindex.org). MIT. https://github.com/ilyankou/passport-index-dataset (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^11]: Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables), Wikipedia contributors; countries via Wikidata. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/ (retrieved 2026-09-24)
[^12]: Walkability and transit ratings (editorial), Navoy. CC BY 4.0. https://nostos.navoy.io/methodology (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^13]: NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means), NASA Langley Research Center. Public domain (US Government). https://power.larc.nasa.gov/ (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^14]: SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04), Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis. CC BY 4.0. https://sites.wustl.edu/acag/surface-pm2-5/ (retrieved 2026-09-26)
[^15]: Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023), United Nations Development Programme. CC BY 3.0 IGO. https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/documentation-and-downloads (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^16]: EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band), EF Education First. Proprietary; band cited as a fact with attribution. https://www.ef.com/epi/ (retrieved 2026-09-22)

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