Living in Saigon – At a first glance



Many foreigners now are living in Ho Chi Minh city, locals used to call “Saigon”, the most exciting and modern city in Vietnam. There are many advantages for people living and working here such as fast internet, entertainment, visa, immigration and many things that foreigners and Vietnamese need to do.


And when we go to Saigon, District 1 is the center of the city. Many business man and expats, Vietnamese can find many things in here. Usually District 1 is touted as “sleepless city” because there are many restaurants, coffee shop, bars that can attract you all night. Just go around Pham Ngu Lao, a Western road you can see many fun, market at night. There are lots of foreigners included Americans, Australian, Korean, approached here.

For business man, Saigon is the center city which has lots of advantages in the environment. Because cost of living, cost of labor is not high so that many investors come to Saigon to do business. Also tons of Vietnamese are making happen, they all work hard to make Saigon become better and better.


The most important thing for expats to live here is to find suitable apartment for rent in Saigon. Expats can live together to save money than living alone. In addition, you can choose a smaller but higher room than big one but it is too far from the center.

One more tip for expats, never rent alone. You can find real estate agent to work with. Firstly, you can send them your inquiry and check the result. This way makes you save time and cost of driving. You can find many good information for your choices in the Internet or search engines websites.