$3500 US? You should be VERY comfortable with that. And you can do better than I did. I was in a rush and took the first thing I found. Try to find a local to help you and you'll save a ton (on everything).

Glad to hear it. Have fun in Hanoi!

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+Joe Cotom Thanks! Yeah, it's not bad at all. I wish it had more to cook with but except for that, I like it so far!

What about a/c when it heats up ? How humid is it in October ?..... Sorry you were short stay,I understand from reading the comments below.

+Jean-Paul Guillois Hi Jean-Paul. My name is Syl (short for Sylvain). Thanks for the comments! Yes, I am speaking pretty much at normal speed here. haha. I hope it's not too fast for everyone.

+Slow Easy English I thought it was Seal. LOL

+József Keresztesi OK, but there's not much of a view. Not many windows either. haha.

+Nghiem Dao Thanks!

How could I spell your name?

Syl

Thank you, Syl.

+Nguyen Viet Thank you very much for the invitation. That's so nice of you! Unfortunately, I am no longer in Vietnam. I am planning to return at some point in the future though, so maybe then?

Well, that's a sad news for me. Anyway I'm really glad if we can meet in the future, just tell me when you arrive here anytime. Additionally, your videos is really useful, and you are a great teacher in duty teaching english for non-native speakers of english. Thanks so much for that and wish you a great time.

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Is it? I've gotten so many different opinions about the price, I don't know anymore! LOL

it's a OK deal,you will get an average apartment for 150$ and it's much smaller than this

No I don't think so, a lot of locals actually moved into westernize style apartments, villas etc. Time has changed Vietnam a lot and the younger generations of Vietnam plays a huge role in this.

Sorry, I really don't remember the site I used. Try Googling something like "apartment rentals Hanoi" and you should get a few results.

Sorry, I don't know because I wasn't looking for a job when I was there.

+이재성 Thanks!

+Pham Tien Hoang Actually, there was air conditioning and hot water. Unfortunately, however, the internet only worked for one week and than was completely unusable. Landlord didn't want to fix it and said I complained too much. LOL

+Slow Easy English Considering it's in Ba Dinh District, I think this is a very good price. My sister rent an "apartment" that was half this size for 5 mil VND (roughly $250 at that time) 6 years ago in the same district. So good for you! The internet shouldn't be too bad if you pay on your own, I think a package of 200k-300k (~$15) would be of decent use. Just my 2c.

+Slow Easy English If you have problem with the internet, you should contact your internet service provider through their hotline, they will fix it for you for free.

+Michael Molina Sorry to answer so late. Unfortunately, I don't really have any good answers to your questions. When I was looking for an apartment, I found the same as you - that it's cheaper the further you get away from the popular spots. I got that place through AirBnb. I also found a couple of real estate sites in English by searching for "apartment rentals Hanoi" but I felt like these sites were overcharging by quite a bit and taking advantage of foreigners who don't know the language. I would recommend that you make friends with a few people and ask them to help you out. That would probably be the best way. And don't be in a rush. I had one place that asked me for $350 and wouldn't budge. Two days later, after I had already taken this one, they emailed me again saying they'd rent it for $300. LOL As for visas, I have no idea. I had a tourist visa and the only options I saw on the website were one-month and three-month. I think the one-year visas might be available upon renewal but I honestly have no idea. Just a guess. But there are plenty of people living there so there must be something like that available.

Yeah, I was on the 4th floor, no elevator. Quiet... Hmmm... Generally but there was construction that was VERY noisy for a while. At 7am. LOL.

Absolutely. This wasn't a horrible, horrible deal, but not a great one either. That single burner was a problem. Also, the kitchen was very sparsely equipped and the landlord refused to get more than a handful of things for it. I didn't stay there long. My fault for not being more thorough and careful. I think if you are the type to eat out a lot (which you can do in VN easily because it's quite cheap to do so) then it's more tolerable but I like to cook my own food a lot so I was much more careful with my next place. :)

For this price it's hard to find something nice in Hanoi. Nice small one bedroom or studio apartments start from 500$

haha. Unfortunately, I wasn't teaching or making nearly that much at the time.

25 an hour, where do I sign up I'm packing as we speak.

I somehow doubt that. I teach in Europe and that's what the going rate is. 25 euros and hour. Though I am seriously thinking of going to Vietnam to teach.

You must dream of year back ago when don't have a lot foreigner teach English in Vietnam, it's easier. Now, many foreigner teach English in Vietnam & Asian. You must have well background skills & degree , teaching for big-famous school to get 25$/hour, It's around 15$/hour as I know know., depend on local & shool (some even paying 18-20$/hour is the best)

+AxXLXxF Yeah, it's cheap compared to your place in Cali but you're making a Cali salary. ;)

+AxXLXxF Im Vietnamse and my salary only 6000$ / a year, And I only middle income , with 350$ , I think It reasonable cost living for a developing country as Vietnam

Mob_Tatted , l live in Melbourne, Australia , and a 3 bedroom house in my area is $350 per week to rent. Lucky for me, l live in a 3 bedroom house which was purchased in the 70s, still paying off the house at $150 per month. Got 6 years left to finish paying off the house.

Yes, a little but as I commented elsewhere, the problem wasn't the price I paid for rent, it was the landlord who refused to fix the wifi when it broke one week after I moved in. I *needed* wifi to do any work and couldn't use it and he didn't care enough to do anything about it. I moved out two weeks after moving in. lol Yes, there was hot water.

It's hard to know for sure. lol. I've been told that it was "expensive" by locals who should know. But I was in a rush and didn't have time to shop around. The worst part wasn't the price of the rent, but the fact that the landlord did nothing about the wifi that broke a week after I moved in, which I absolutely NEEDED to get any work done. I moved out two weeks after moving in. lol

Sorry Daniel. I wasn't there to teach English so I have no idea what good advice for that would be.

omg, $100/day? Where did you stay??? The first few days I was there, I was staying in some *nice* places (not luxury, but nice) for less than $25/night. Most had at least a double bed, sometimes two. This place in the video, I got off AirBnb if I recall correctly.

Slow Easy English We stayed at Huong Sen hotel in district 1. They have a sister hotel within walking distance around the corner of Caravelle hotel. The bigger hotel has roof top swimming pool and of course it costs more to stay there. However you can ask them to use the pool and eat or order drink there

+VinceTube Actually, I used AirBnb to find this apartment. The guy was using AirBnb to advertise the place but didn't actually rent through the site though. I had to contact him and rent it directly through him.

Your landlord is a very smart guy for renting it directly to you.Great idea that was !

What do you mean?

Sorry. I wish I could answer but I was just traveling. I don't know about moving costs and such.

Jessica Do a search about moving to Vietnam it will give you lots of results. You don't say you move to Vietnam to look for work, teach English or to live? You can easily come to Vietnam with tourist visa for 3 months after 3 months you can do visa run and stay for another 3 months and going like that. Monthly budget for an adult living alone like a Vietnamese middle class costs you 1,500$US a month including rent, bike rental, eating out etc.. If you live like a Vietnamese working class, you can survive by 500$ US a month.

+Anh Hoang No, I'm not. I had to put my travels on pause for a while. But I do intend to return when I resume my travels at some point!

Sorry, I wish I could help you but I wasn't working when I was there. No idea where you'd look for a job. As for the apartment, I got it off AirBnb, if I recall correctly.

+Lapino Traveling but I wanted to stay in one place for a while so I can focus on doing a bit of work before moving on.

Yes, I had to pay a one-month deposit.

+Bluer Blue Yes, they exist, but depending on what you're used to and what you can handle you might not want to live in one of those. However, if you want to find one at that price, you might want to get a local to help you because I don't think the agents catering to westerners in English would list them or offer them to you. Most westerners want something more comparable to what they had at home.

+Slow Easy English Yes I might not need those extra appliances which make it more expensive.

+Bluer Blue Well, it's true that you'll pay more for a furnished apartment with air conditioning. But I was talking more about the conditions of the building/room itself. I think for $100-$200, it'll be hard to find something that is well-maintained and looks like it wasn't built 80 years ago. LOL And of course it would be far from everything.

+Slow Easy English I see. I get it now. lol.

On the other hand, I think I could've gotten something this good or better for less than $350 if I had had more time to look around. But I was in a rush and jumped on the first decent thing I saw. I think maybe $300 or $250 if you're lucky. I'm just guessing though because I didn't see anything good for those prices. Just going off my friends' reactions when they said mine was a bit expensive.

IIRC, there was air conditioning in this apartment but it was October so things were cooling down in Hanoi.

Sorry, I really don't remember the site I used. Try Googling something like "apartment rentals Hanoi" and you should get a few results.

It wasn't a hotel. It was a room that I rented from a landlord but I forgot which site I used for it now. Sorry.

+ss mrThanh It would be a pleasure to meet you. Can you please go to the Slow Easy English Facebook page and send me a message from there? Then we can exchange information about when and where, etc... See you soon!

+Slow Easy English yes , of course.it is my pleasure. it might be at the weekend , i really hope to see you soon , thank you and well come to vietnam

Yeah, I loved my time in Vietnam but that's one thing I didn't like. I never got the 'real' price unless I was with a Vietnamese person. haha

You know, I don't recall seeing one in my apartment while I was there!

Because they are active late at night when you sleeping .