Your money in Vietnam.
Fair prices. Real rates. No surprises.
Mid-market rates
26,316
VND
30,303
VND
17
VND
34,483
VND
18,182
VND
162
VND
3,876
VND
791
VND
20,408
VND
Banks & airport kiosks add 3โ5%. We always show the real mid-market rate.
โ Fair Price Radar ยท the crown
"Am I being ripped off?"
Before you pay, check it against 1,240 traveler reports. Instant verdict, fair range, and exactly how to respond.
They quoted me ___ for ___ in ___
taxi airport โ District 1
HCMC
200,000
Instant verdict + fair range + how to respond
Your trip ยท in profile
Hร Nแปi ยท Sapa ยท Hแปi An ยท 10 days
$980
โ 25,789,474 VND
Estimated total ยท 1 traveler ยท all-in with hidden costs
No trip yet?
Build a realistic budget in 60 seconds.
Pick a style, pull your itinerary, see the total โ with the hidden costs first-timers always forget.
How much does Vietnam cost?
Typical prices, mid-range city.
Build your mental model. These are the everyday numbers โ what a local pays, not the tourist mark-up.
Coffee
$0.80
19,000ฤ
Phแป
$2
48,000ฤ
Taxi 5km
$3
72,000ฤ
Hotel/n
$40
980,000ฤ
Beer
$1
24,000ฤ
SIM/mo
$4
98,000ฤ
The toolkit
Eight tools, one money companion.
Trip Budget Builder
Itinerary โ realistic total + hidden costs
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Pay Smart
Cash / card / QR plan, VN-accurate
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Cost vs home
Your city vs Vietnam, item by item
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Expense Tracker
Burn-down + split with travel buddies
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ATM Finder
Cheapest fees + map by bank
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VND Zero-Sense
Drop-3-divide-24 + note helper
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Banknote Security
Spot a genuine VND note in 6 checks
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โ The #1 money scam ยท note-switching
The 500,000ฤ and 20,000ฤ notes are both blue.
The single most common rip-off: a quick swap, claiming you underpaid. Always check the number, not the color. Count notes aloud, one by one.
Viแปt Nam
500,000
500,000ฤ
Viแปt Nam
20,000
20,000ฤ
Lost in zeros?
Drop 3 zeros, divide by 24 โ USD.
200,000 VND โ 200 โ รท24 โ $8 (a nice dinner). One trick, and the dong stops being scary.
Learn the trick โFrom iGuide Stories
How I budgeted 2 weeks for $700
A backpacker's honest line-by-line. Where the money actually went.
By ฤแปฉc Anh ยท 8 min
Weekly money alerts
FX + price alerts for your trip.
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Top money scams ยท See all 8 defenses โ
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