Hai Phong vs Salalah
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Salalah edges it, 57 to 56, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Hai Phong is stronger on cost of living, getting there & around; Salalah on climate, safety. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Vietnam's northern port city, two hours from Hanoi and Ha Long
Full Hai Phong profile →Where to stay in Hai Phong →Oman's monsoon-green south with empty beaches
Full Salalah profile →Where to stay in Salalah →Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Hai Phong | Salalah |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 64 ✓ | 42 |
| Safety | 68 | 87 ✓ |
| Healthcare | 67 ✓ | 66 |
| Internet | 60 | 66 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 35 ✓ | 34 |
| Getting there & around | 42 ✓ | 30 |
| Climate | 58 | 83 ✓ |
| Air quality | 48 ✓ | 44 |
| Quality of life | 58 | 64 ✓ |
Cost
| Metric | Hai Phong | Salalah |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $900 ✓ | $1,588 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Hai Phong | Salalah |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 1.9 | 0.14 ✓ |
| Political stability (0–100) | 67.7 | 76 ✓ |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 71 | 73 ✓ |
| Life expectancy | 73.8 yrs ✓ | 72.5 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Hai Phong | Salalah |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 18.9 Mbps | 29.1 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 17.8 Mbps ✓ | 17.3 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Hai Phong | Salalah |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | e-visa required | visa on arrival ✓ |
| Entry, EU passport | 45 days ✓ | visa on arrival |
| Entry, UK passport | 45 days ✓ | visa on arrival |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Hai Phong | Salalah |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 15 ✓ | 12 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 ✓ | 2 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 ✓ | 1 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Hai Phong | Salalah |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 7 | 10 ✓ |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 28.2 µg/m³ ✓ | 30.2 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Hai Phong or Salalah?
- Hai Phong is cheaper: about $900 per month versus $1,588 for one person.
- Is Hai Phong or Salalah safer?
- Salalah scores higher on safety (87 vs 68), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Hai Phong or Salalah?
- Salalah: a measured median of 29.1 Mbps versus 18.9 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).
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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.