HOW EXPENSIVE IS HANOI, VIETNAM? A DAY OF BUDGET TRAVEL 🇻🇳

[@bobbyjett7047]

i am loving you Vietnam video series so far. The best parts are when you bite into something you love and go "Ummmmm oh that is beautiful!" It is so sweet

[@dennyfahrurodzi9516]

As Indonesian who had visited Hanoi and Saigon, yes it is very cheap. They even accept Rupiah currency when I bought souvenir in night market😆. I will visit there again someday😊

[@nguyenhoangphucluan8059]

lmao you suck!

[@ondrejvesely6378]

@@nguyenhoangphucluan8059 mood

[@PhuongVO-mf1er]

I came to look for traveling tips in Vietnam. Then realized I was born there. .-.

[@r0s36]

Big oof

[@hangul_topik]

good video ~gOOD!!~~^^

[@potatosalad68]

lol

[@TrickieDang]

If you were local. You could find cheaper prices there. If you would like to drink "Bia hoi", that is kind of cheapest beer in the world, it costs around 10cent/cup.

[@CentralHighland]

Fun fact, the vegetarian restaurants are only crowded in day 1 and 15 of every month in lunar calendar.

[@RockDavid]

Thats when the weirdos come out, of course

[@PhuongNguyen-uy1kl]

1st day is the beginning of a lunar month, 15th day is full-moon day. It holds spiritual meaning to us. Most Vietnamese people believe in buddhism, believe in karma, we avoid killing/eating animal in those day, hope for a peaceful month and wonderful things to come.

[@PhuongNguyen-uy1kl]

David Rock I was just trying to explain why Vegetarian Restaurant is usually so crowded on those days :)

[@blackknightz5036]

David Rock People like you is why they don't like foreigner and you don't like how things are? welcome to Nam son

[@RockDavid]

People like me ha ha ha ha please....Come to Vietnam and enjoy the arrogant lives you'll see out here you two "Typical" people can say what ever you want behind your keyboard from some where else and its cute really is..but till you exprience it you should honestly just stop talking Save your replies, David here just doesn't care blocked and moving on

[@boomlogoeffects]

Yes everything is cheap as long as you don't get scammed.

[@quangpham6888]

Did you get scammed in vietnam

[@dienhuynh1643]

"As long as you stay cheap than everything would seem to be to you in Vietnam"

[@lambertwt1005]

you better travel to VN with a local guide

[@Stephen-lt1tp]

@@lambertwt1005 Or maybe just stay in a legit hotel, and have your hotel recommend actual tours, and never take taxis, stick to uber or the bus

[@cedric2827]

YES PINOY, YOU AT FIRST WITH SKIN & HAIR😂😂😂

[@GregTeachesEnglish]

I live in Hong Kong, but will definitely be moving to Vietnam (Danang) soon to lower my cost of living. I've visited Danang 3 times in the past 8 months and have found the people to be very friendly and the area very livable, with all (most) of the western conveniences. Thanks for the video!

[@nguyenhoangphucluan8059]

Happy to see you there 🇻🇳🇻🇳

[@RahulSengupta07]

Jason thank you very much for such wonderful insight , specially liked the restaurant menu part which helped everyone know what one should expect in a Vietnamese restaurant.The pricing is almost similar or cheaper to budget range Indian restaurant .

[@adamhumphreys2430]

Thanks for the information. Generally speaking it appears to be significantly better value than Thailand.

[@kalfaxplays7899]

when he said the drinks were 10000 pounds lmao! nice video though, but wish u made another video where you buy all ur meals, and mention what it costs for a hotel etc.

[@jdwi6157]

ThTs exactly what this video was idiot

[@acajudi100]

My daughter is living in Hoi An, but has lived in Hanoi, Bali, Jakarta , Madrid, and Murcia. Enjoy. Singapore was my favorite city.

[@carolinawilmington9031]

Only good thing in Singapore is it's clean. Entertainment, food and prices are terrible in my opinion.

[@Trisrhdbdid]

@@carolinawilmington9031 Exactly. The streets are sterile, but so are its attractions.

[@pelayanlordgodalmightyyeho5657]

Singapore is probably the best city in asia

[@MoreLocations]

Great video 👍🏻. Love to visit Vietnam.

[@recyclomaster]

Will start living in Vietnam as early as next year. I checked the Airbnb and the best apartments around Hanoi only cost around $200 per month.

[@foodietravellerraj]

So first to comment, very happy, great channel ✌😀

[@hugjobk578]

The price is resonable for those good looking restaurants. In normal ones, the price is about 1.5 to 2 times cheaper. The price in that supermarket is too expensive and overprice!

[@arthurpendragon3602]

It was a normal price in country like malaysia and singapore.. when vietnam become more develope like malaysia and singapore and the inflation rise up.. then that price will become usual in any supermarket in vietnam..

[@Mickman007]

Only comment to make about your vlogs is that they're excellently informative, honest and pleasant to watch well done and good luck to your channel.

[@becingu]

Thanks for doing this. Best Hanoi expense video I've seen, especially for vegetarians. And I've watched a lot of them.

[@jennyphuonganh9885]

Hi Jason, definitely into this vid. Since im VNese, i really appreciate your sharing experience here. Hope u gonna enjoy and find more interesting 🤩

[@czeska4160]

Hi Jason.. hope to meet you someday. I am a traveller but never tried vlogging. Your vlog is raw yet informative and it really helps for a solo budget traveller like me. Thank you for this. Much love from Philippines

[@SendMoreParamedics13]

You should have got the pho at Noodle & Roll. I'm not even vegetarian, and it's actually one of my favorite bowls of pho in the city (I live here). It's tastes very Christmasy!

[@Jasonchudj]

how a bowl of pho tastes Christmasy ?

[@SendMoreParamedics13]

it uses a lot of the same ingredients in the broth that are common in drinks made at Christmas time. Cinnamon, star anise, cloves, etc. This broth in particular, because it doesn't use animal bone stock, so those flavors are even more prominent.

[@SendMoreParamedics13]

@@JasonBillamTravel What pho? Am I blind? Haha. I only saw the bun tro chay?

[@JasonBillamTravel]

My bad. I had the pho at this place in my other video - check out my food tour

[@muhamadsumamah9514]

So nice vidio

[@carlosamselle9786]

I ate basically nothing but street food in Hanoi. It was very good, healthy (freshly made), didn't get sick, and never spent more than US$2.50 for a full meal including a can of Bia Hanoi🍺 🇻🇳👌. The Bun Cha was especially fantastic.

[@Angie.Globetrotter]

I always calculate the prices with the beer price - 11 500 Dong for 1 can of Bia Ba Ba Ba or 3 3 3 Brand beer, stronger than the usual light beers, with 5.5 % - some have only 4.3 % . so every meal under 100 000 is ok, all above is expensive. you can get a pair of sandals for 70 000 ! There is a range for 3 star hotels between 10 and 25 Euro a night, the last one comes normally with a lot of comfort like breakfast buffet, fridge, kettle, TV, Air Con (the last two I don't need) and much more. Even the simpler ones have good WiFi in the room. I had a luxury huge room in Hanoi (600 000) with direct view from my window ( 9th floor) down to the train road (or road train) and the whole service was excellent. And I could walk almost to all places. P.S. I'm a bit older so I need my private room and bathroom, and no stinking and snoring and even f... companions behind the curtain ;)

[@laurenjackson940]

These type of videos you make is awesome

[@r.lurdumaryn.rayappan7511]

Best video ever seen. Such good travel education. Traveler can know how it costs and exactly costs of it. Thank you for sharing.

[@Maas_technology]

My Favourite channel Jason ❤ Keep up the Good work

[@ChaunceyDos]

You are doing humanity a great service by making videos like this. Thank you. Very useful.

[@lachlanhoskinson8238]

You are in a tourist area. I live in district 7 in HCMC and it's alot cheaper, a pork chop and rice is about 20,000. Pho is about 30,000. That being said I live next too Korea town and everything dinner option there is over 100,000.

[@Florin971]

how is better to travel from north to south in Vietnam , in your opinion ? because , personally , i want to take the night train from Hanoi to Hue , and from there or Da Nang by plane to Saigon . What sites do you uses to book train / buses in Vietnam . Thanks

[@nige13]

I used expedia to book flight and hotels at good prices:-)

[@bharatbiswas4836]

Very clear description good job 💯

[@VLesPaul]

Thanks mate, very useful. We are there in November. Good to know. Nice vids, keep up the good work and stay classy 👍🏻

[@tuanpino1711]

VLesPaul welcome to vietnam 🇻🇳

[@abcalpha8420]

There are supermarkets and local markets, depends on your lifestyle and salary. There are plenty of nice restaurants with charming environment and good food. Don't just go to inexpensive places, since VN is already very affordable.

[@staffaun5162]

omg this is perfect because I go to Hanoi on oct 13th and was wandering the prices, food etc. keep it up

[@LyNguyen-ou2ew]

I am vietnamese, i have to tell you that you should try vietnamese street food, or in some small kiosk(?). But you should go with a Vietnamese guy or you will be ripp off

[@staffaun5162]

@@LyNguyen-ou2ew thanks for the tip😎

[@thuhuongnguyen1807]

Welcome to Vietnam. It's cooler these days in Hanoi. Don't forget to try egg coffee. And if you need a street food tour guide, you can contact me :))

[@tomhallo440]

yes . that is absolutely right .

[@r.otaviano]

Great video, thanks for sharing. I think John McCain, American senator who just passed away, was a POW in this prison you visited.

[@JasonBillamTravel]

That’s correct!

[@bargimh]

I love your channel mate, really great work, best of luck! 👍🏻

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Thank you my friend!

[@alexjurkovic3229]

Great video! Just wondering what app you used for your currency conversion? (1:26) Unless its the calculator app on all iPhones and mine is outdated - as I have an iPhone 8+. Many thanks!

[@fireball8099]

Everything ties to cost of living and wages. As for food, its about 1/3 the cost in US. It used to be 1/10 the cost. Meat and poultry cost as much as in US but fruit and vegetable are super cheap. For $5 usd you can eat very well a day in Vietnam. Most people got fat because they eat so much when the went there.

[@davidcampbell7831]

I was there for a month just before Christmas... .loved it! But oh man... those scooters' horns... they would just go right through me. Loudest thing ever.

[@sakonlawatkhetboon9999]

Going there soon. This video is really helpful ! Thanks buddy ! Big hug !

[@phanthienquy]

really nice. You should go and living with local family for a few days. You will a great spending time how Vietnamese to live and working in single day.

[@expirius4195]

Hey, I like your videos! It's not over the top and is real as it gets 👍🏻. Great job amd keep going!

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Appreciate the feedback!

[@jaylee6119]

Hello, I love your videos! Isn't many veggie people doing food guides :). What phone were you using while in Vietnam? I'm going soon and hate getting lost ee want 10 pound a day lol

[@salehaabdullah1000]

Lots of interesting things, good information, great video :)

[@theresareynolds8816]

going hanoi in morning 😎😎😎 great video

[@Stephen-lt1tp]

Where did you go there from? Saigon?

[@dipingupta9042]

Wow....it's a great video dude!! I want to go In Vietnam one day

[@sumyakona2909]

So u r leaving Vietnam so early!! Where"s the next stop??

[@VietnamMotorbikeTours]

great tips .. keeping away from the tourist hotspots is where you get the local prices and really see the real Vietnam

[@yollyborja6624]

Wow.. is lovely placesis in the word you been just look around..keep safe as well

[@RobertMcCalle]

Appreciate the price explore. Nice content .

[@meghlab2978]

Very good vedio. You described Everything clearly. Keep it up.👍👍☺️

[@mrteemo3105]

if u dont eat " bun cha " then i'll call 911 =))) 😂

[@ingeterblanche7813]

VERY helpful video!

[@WanderingSoup]

Great video!

[@phuongthao1777]

I think you guys should download the app calls FOODY, the icon is the white F in the middle of red square. It has almost dishes in Hanoi, Hai Phong or Saigon,... with menu, prices and reviews. It’s really helpful for me, a Vietnamese, so I think it will heplful for you too. You ate Pho by 50.000 Vnđ is expensive than normal.

[@tamho5034]

Thank you Jason for showing Vietnam to friends all over the world. Actually, those prices are a bit over the normal prices for local people if they buy these items from local markets. Great work anyway. Cheers!

[@kalpesh_p]

Very helpful Jason 👍

[@sososolar1491]

Prices in Vietnam are different for foreigners and Vietnamese. Vietnamese people are good, but Vietnamese prices are bad for travelers. Travelers usually pay several times more than Vietnamese people. Because Vietnamese people are very kind, they usually raise their prices to the country prices level of travelers. My country In Korea, these thoughts about Vietnam are getting more and more popular. especialy Taxi, Food, Market ETC

[@youngstone979]

Thanks you for your effort😃

[@absurdfool]

Great intro for those who have never been to hanoi before thx j

[@basil8760]

Vietnam is one of the places I hope to visit after the pandemic n after it’s ok for non-essential international travel

[@locpham7471]

10GBP is kinda expensive for a day, mostly eating. If you're a local, 4GBP is plenty for the whole day (food only). i can live with 4GBP/Day (3 meals, coffees, drinks, and gas) in Sai Gon. P/S: yes im talking about District: 1, 3, 5, 7, Binh Thanh. Those are the expensive areas but if you know your shit, you will always find meals with reasonable price so no "center areas are expensive" excuses.

[@JasonBillamTravel]

This is not a video to compare the costs with locals, as in that total I have included accommodation and sightseeing costs. It’s always going to be a cheaper total for locals as they’re not actively doing tourist things, if that makes sense.

[@Limossol3922]

Hey buddy I absolutely love your videos, and I’ve seen nearly all of them! I have one question that’s related to your camera if you’d be able to help you would be a godsend! I currently use the canon power shot g7x mark ii. Every time I shoot a video, the quality looks amazing on the camera, but when I put it onto my pc or MacBook the quality looks terrible! Am I doing something wrong? Do I have to take them off on an editing program or something 😩😩😩

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Thanks, that’s really nice to hear. No I don’t do anything, the quality should be the same. Sometimes when you’re editing the video on a particular software, the quality won’t be very good, but once you’re done and you process it into a movie file or video, the same quality you originally filmed it in will come back. Also make sure you’re converting the file into the highest quality possible when you’ve finished editing. Hope this helps!

[@Limossol3922]

JASON BILLAM TRAVEL thanks a lot for your reply! I will take a look!! Keep up the great work!

[@marivicbarioga1544]

What app did you use for the currency conversion that was showed in this video? Thank you

[@henryrollingasmr]

Great video. Welcome to vietnam

[@pangiudau]

Thanks u for coming Vietnam ❤️

[@iluxman]

Very useful informative Vlog! Have a good time in VN mate.

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Thanks :)

[@anhdang1460]

When you lost your mind over the cheap price you started to read it as "10000 pounds" 8:57

[@Naturlich133]

Thank you! Very helpful 😊

[@dienhuynh1643]

it depends on what type of activities you do. Its not everything cheap, if you do cheap things than absolutely everything is gonna be cheap. There are places that you can spend thousand dollars just in one day.

[@user-qo2hg5mx8f]

like put girls side to side and drink sing?

[@saiket1735]

I got coupons in America, $6 for 2 large hamburgers, I can only eat two a day and I'm full, and clean drinking water is free.

[@SqueekyClean976]

Once you give the exchange rate of 1 pound = 30,000 VND, the rest of the calculations are redundant.

[@Quasimime]

Thanks for the info. What’s the name of the app you use for currency rates?

[@DirkSchuitemaker]

Cool video! Thanks! What app are you using for currency conversion?

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Currency Converter Plus

[@minhphungnguyen812]

Which device do you use for video recording? Thanks

[@TimEatsandTravels]

Strewth, Vietnam is so cheap! Definitely visiting soon! I want to try that banana soup.

[@thalyasalazar3323]

[@wanderingspirit7021]

Great video. Do you use GOOGLE maps on your phone? Let us know how you seem to navigate crowded areas and keep your point of reference to get back to your hostel?

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Yes my friend I always use Google Maps, always make sure you have the area you’re in downloaded and saved in ‘offline maps’

[@shillyshallyz]

*British people* just in love with Vietnam, for everything is *cheap* there ?

[@LyNguyen-ou2ew]

And the delicious food

[@linhtaquang4098]

everything is cheap except ppl ^^

[@boomlogoeffects]

Yes everything is cheap as long as you don't get scammed.

[@nukiepie]

Yup everything

[@NguyenPNT]

Welcome to Vietnam

[@flogjam]

doesn't matter if you are Vegetarian, there will be fish sauce all over whatever. They love that stuff, it's a standard condiment :-)

[@madhubabuthokala]

Nice video on Honoi, Vietnam.... Thanks for uploading the video.... Greetings from Madhubabu....

[@Charlie35Bui]

Not Honoi, guy. Hanoi = Hà Nội ( it mean city is circled by river :)) Formerly name of Hanoi was Thăng Long ( 1010 - 1831 , its mean Dragon is flying up :))

[@sookwilson1077]

I was supposed to be in HCM ON SEPT 16, but had to cancelled my trip. I forgot to apply cambodia multi entry VISA to to return since my flight was in / out of Siem Reap. I Only had 1 day in HCM, So the US $42 Vietnamese VISA + a new US $36 single entry VISA will be Too much For 1 day Side visit.

[@vengeful120planesplayz5]

Our tv in Vietnam I believe is 35 usd I think it’s the slightly old tv

[@manos3790]

10,000 pounds is very expensive for a soft-drink. You erred twice in the supermarket 😂😉Otherwise brilliantly informative👍

[@ngoquangduy5603]

10,000 vnđ = 0,4 usa your friend :-)

[@8miah7]

I am Heading to Hanoi in Jan wondering can I get a Visa on I arrive? as I am only planning to stay up 14 days

[@kim_kimngo2405]

I appreciate your videos! Keep move on you guy!

[@marlineharrold1937]

Thanks heaps for sharing. 💜

[@joeyarandela3636]

I love to visit Vietnam soon

[@lillianfletcher5258]

Wow! What a city! And everything Is so cheap, too

[@Gogorogok]

Woow so expencive i dont believe in it. For sure there are cheaper supermarkets or bars..

[@sebastiangeorge7714]

sure this is middle class food places and the supermarket more on the expensive side side but from a european view it is still very cheap.

[@ConnorLipke]

Lol what. A bottle of water is 3x more expensive here in America. Beer is 3-4x more expensive. Bread is 5x more expensive. Literally everything in south east asia is 5x cheaper than America. These prices are insanely good. We'd have less of a wage gap in America if goods were properly priced like this.

[@boutdatbikelife7]

@@ConnorLipke that half loaf of toast costs 5$ in the usa? hardly think so, in germany its 1$ for a full loaf

[@jamhold7123]

@@boutdatbikelife7 maybe get out of your house some more or travel. its not cheap in the US of A

[@johnsmith-eq1zc]

Do the hostels have a place to lock up your backpack and laptop, etc? Do you need a hostel international membership to stay in the hostels?

[@JasonBillamTravel]

Yes they have lockers, and no you don’t any memberships, just make a booking and bring your ID

[@DARINBOMZY21]

john smith wtf

[@dunk8157]

@john smith if you look at 2:04 you can see little lockers under the beds. Its a good idea to bring your own small padlock as you need your own in some places.

[@johnsmith-eq1zc]

ok..great...thanks for the replies... I will be heading there end of December

[@longzsta]

hey nice video and good information

[@startoutstudio3997]

nice 60 frames per second.. now i think you need a drone..

[@bazscott5101]

Fantastic !! You should have you own TV show

[@ayadalzahron]

Thanks for sharing. great video

[@mithunghosh7136]

This starting music and videos clip was awesome brooooo.......... please set this music before every video start

[@cristiangolic4890]

Informative. Thank you

[@TravelEndleslie]

Hanoi is really cheap and the place is amazing!

[@brendashweddings]

Love it!

[@darkness1856]

Is Vietnam a safe place to visit?

[@edcrocker1367]

Why does every travel video play a corny edm song at the beginning lol

[@oldsnail]

because those edm are not copyrighted, and won't lose monetarization by copyright fringe

[@nonfoodon]

Hello I see you enjoy for travel like you friend