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Mui Ne (Phan Thiet) vs Quy Nhon

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Under balanced weights Mui Ne (Phan Thiet) edges it, 59 to 56, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Mui Ne (Phan Thiet) is stronger on getting there & around; Quy Nhon on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 8.8 of 59 points (scores 79/100)Safety: 7.5 of 59 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 7.7 of 59 points (scores 69/100)Internet: 7.0 of 59 points (scores 63/100)Visa ease: 3.9 of 59 points (scores 35/100)Getting there & around: 2.3 of 59 points (scores 21/100)Climate: 5.6 of 59 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 9.7 of 59 points (scores 87/100)Quality of life: 6.8 of 59 points (scores 61/100)59
Mui Ne (Phan Thiet)
out of 100

Kitesurf strip and sand dunes on Vietnam's southeast coast

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Cost of living: 8.8 of 56 points (scores 79/100)Safety: 7.5 of 56 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 7.7 of 56 points (scores 69/100)Internet: 6.8 of 56 points (scores 62/100)Visa ease: 3.9 of 56 points (scores 35/100)Getting there & around: 1.2 of 56 points (scores 10/100)Climate: 4.6 of 56 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 9.1 of 56 points (scores 82/100)Quality of life: 6.8 of 56 points (scores 61/100)56
Quy Nhon
out of 100

Low-key beach city on Vietnam's south-central coast, still cheap

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Where they differ

  • Getting there & around. Mui Ne (Phan Thiet) leads on getting there & around, 21 to 10, against Quy Nhon. Non-stop airport destinations: 112 vs 3.
  • Climate. Mui Ne (Phan Thiet) leads on climate, 50 to 42, against Quy Nhon. Comfortable months: 6 vs 5.
  • Air quality. Mui Ne (Phan Thiet) leads on air quality, 87 to 82, against Quy Nhon. PM2.5: 10.9 µg/m³ vs 13.3 µg/m³.

Where they are close. Within five points on internet, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.

Pick Mui Ne (Phan Thiet) if you want

  • more flights and easier getting around

Pick Quy Nhon if you want

  • no clear edge over Mui Ne (Phan Thiet) in the data

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricMui Ne (Phan Thiet)Quy Nhon
Cost of living7979
Safety6868
Healthcare6969
Internet63 ✓62
Visa ease3535
Getting there & around21 ✓10
Climate50 ✓42
Air quality87 ✓82
Quality of life6161

Cost

MetricMui Ne (Phan Thiet)Quy Nhon
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$900$900
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricMui Ne (Phan Thiet)Quy Nhon
Homicides per 100k1.91.9
Political stability (0–100)67.767.7
UHC service coverage (0–100)7171
Life expectancy74.3 yrs74.3 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricMui Ne (Phan Thiet)Quy Nhon
Download22.7 Mbps ✓21 Mbps
Upload20.7 Mbps ✓19.6 Mbps

Visa

MetricMui Ne (Phan Thiet)Quy Nhon
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passporte-visa requirede-visa required
Entry, EU passport45 days45 days
Entry, UK passport45 days45 days

Getting there and around

MetricMui Ne (Phan Thiet)Quy Nhon
Non-stop airport destinations112 ✓3
Walkability (1–5, editorial)23 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)11

Climate and air

MetricMui Ne (Phan Thiet)Quy Nhon
Comfortable months per year6 ✓5
Annual mean PM2.510.9 µg/m³ ✓13.3 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Mui Ne (Phan Thiet) or Quy Nhon?
Mui Ne (Phan Thiet) and Quy Nhon cost about the same: roughly $900 per month for one person.
Is Mui Ne (Phan Thiet) or Quy Nhon safer?
Mui Ne (Phan Thiet) and Quy Nhon score the same on safety (68), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Mui Ne (Phan Thiet) or Quy Nhon?
Mui Ne (Phan Thiet): a measured median of 22.7 Mbps versus 21 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; 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); 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); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.