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Vietnam / Southeast Asia

Ho Chi Minh City City Intelligence

Ho Chi Minh City anchors Vietnam's services and manufacturing growth with rapid urban expansion, expanding metro lines, and active coastal climate-adaptation work. Ho Chi Minh City is a southeast asia city of about 13M metro in Vietnam. On the composite city-intelligence score, Ho Chi Minh City sits around the indexed median (70/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
13M metro
View of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Overall score

Read Ho Chi Minh City as a fast-growing, services-led metropolitan economy where dynamism and affordability balance climate exposure and air-quality pressure.

Overall70/100
Affordability80/100
Air quality60/100
Energy66/100

Overall city intelligence

Good

70/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Urban dynamism

Very high

Rapid urban growth and services activity shape opportunity.

Climate exposure

Coastal and monsoon

Coastal flooding and intense rainfall shape adaptation priorities.

Ho Chi Minh City data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Ho Chi Minh City city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score70/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living80/100Ho Chi Minh City is comparatively affordable for housing and services among major regional capitals.
Air Quality60/100Ho Chi Minh City carries elevated air-quality pressure, with traffic-related pollutants the main concern.
Energy66/100Ho Chi Minh City benefits from strong solar resource and active grid expansion, with coal-heavy electricity the central transition lever.
Safety76/100Ho Chi Minh City scores moderately on safety, with tourist-area opportunistic risks the main practical pain point.
Internet Speed72/100Ho Chi Minh City offers reliable fiber and mobile networks supporting digital services and remote work.
Climate Risk56/100Ho Chi Minh City carries elevated climate risk centered on coastal subsidence, flooding, and rising heat.
Resilience60/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety53/100
Low crime53/100
Personal safety55/100
Night safety45/100
Road safety56/100

Ho Chi Minh City has a moderate safety estimate (53/100); standard urban precautions are advised, particularly after dark.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life60/100
Healthcare63/100
Education69/100
Green space41/100
Cleanliness57/100
Infrastructure69/100
Mobility66/100

Ho Chi Minh City has a moderate quality-of-life estimate (60/100) across our combined indicators.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness58/100
Education69/100
Green space41/100
Overall safety53/100

Ho Chi Minh City scores moderate for family living (58/100).

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability69/100
Walkability83/100
Cycling60/100
Infrastructure69/100

Ho Chi Minh City is high for remote workers (69/100), based on connectivity, affordability and walkability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability61/100
Healthcare63/100
Cleanliness57/100
Outdoor lifestyle22/100

Ho Chi Minh City is moderate for retirement (61/100), appealing for affordability.

Emergency and public safety in Ho Chi Minh City

Local public safety guidance for Ho Chi Minh City, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Ho Chi Minh City, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Vietnam emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City

Healthcare context for Ho Chi Minh City, with national-level information from Vietnam where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Ho Chi Minh City, see the Vietnam healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Ho Chi Minh City

Local mobility context for Ho Chi Minh City, with national-level context from Vietnam where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Ho Chi Minh City, see the Vietnam transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Ho Chi Minh City. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Ho Chi Minh City

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Ho Chi Minh City will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Ho Chi Minh City air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

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Energy in Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City benefits from strong solar resource and active grid expansion, with coal-heavy electricity the central transition lever.

Safety in Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City scores moderately on safety, with tourist-area opportunistic risks the main practical pain point.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Ho Chi Minh City

Cost of living estimates for Ho Chi Minh City — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Ho Chi Minh City

Climate profile for Ho Chi Minh City — Tropical climate, annual average 26.7°C, comfort score 61/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Ho Chi Minh City

Economy and jobs profile for Ho Chi Minh City — industrial city, economy score 58/100, key industries including manufacturing, tourism, hospitality. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Ho Chi Minh City

Education profile for Ho Chi Minh City — regional education center, education score 59/100, 7 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Ho Chi Minh City

Healthcare and retirement profile for Ho Chi Minh City — mixed healthcare profile, healthcare score 59/100, retirement score 62/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Estimate a monthly budget for Ho Chi Minh City

Estimate a monthly budget for Ho Chi Minh City using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Ho Chi Minh City

Plan a trip budget for Ho Chi Minh City using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Ho Chi Minh City

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Ho Chi Minh City. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Cross-border · about 213 km from Ho Chi Minh City. Explore Phnom Penh's city intelligence profile.

Da Nang, Vietnam

Same region · about 611 km from Ho Chi Minh City. Explore Da Nang's city intelligence profile.

Bangkok, Thailand

Cross-border · about 751 km from Ho Chi Minh City. Explore Bangkok's city intelligence profile.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Cross-border · about 1012 km from Ho Chi Minh City. Explore Kuala Lumpur's city intelligence profile.

Singapore, Singapore

Cross-border · about 1101 km from Ho Chi Minh City. Explore Singapore's city intelligence profile.

Interpretation

Read Ho Chi Minh City as a fast-growing, services-led metropolitan economy where dynamism and affordability balance climate exposure and air-quality pressure. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (80/100) and safety (76/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (56/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Vietnam country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Ho Chi Minh City appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.