Cost of Living in Phu Quoc, 🇻🇳 Vietnam - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 19, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 3 $421 $345 $575 $230 $46

Utilities 2 3 $77 $77 $134 $57 —

Internet & Mobile 1 2 5 $16 $14 $29 $16 $0

Groceries 2 $96 $134 $306 $100 $6

Transportation 1 2 $138 $115 $230 $23 $11

Dining Out 1 2 $273 $155 $240 $77 $31

Leisure Activities 1 $77 $57 $479 $31 $23

Health Insurance 6 $67 $96 $383 $11 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 8 $8 $17 $33 — $1

Total $1,173 $1,010 $2,409 $545 $120

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 3 $287.36 $192 – $460 per month

Coworking Space 1 $76.63 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 3 $421.46 $345 – $498 per month

Coliving Space 1 3 $344.83 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 2 $2.11 per cup

Beer 1 2 $1.72 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 2 $2.30 per meal

Fast Food Combo 2 $4.47 per meal

Apples 2 5 $2.90 per kg

Bread 2 $0.98 per loaf

Milk 2 $1.44 per liter

Rice 2 5 $0.96 per kg

Chicken Fillets 2 $3.50 per kg

Beef 2 5 $9.84 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 2 $11.32 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 2 $19.16 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 2 $0.57 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 2 $0.69 per trip

Taxi per km 2 $0.73 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 $9.89 per month

Gasoline 4 $1.11 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 1 2 $3.45 per trip

Scooter Rental 1 $114.94 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 1 5 $6.70 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 2 $9.44 per month

Gym Membership 1 2 $22.99 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 2 $8.62 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 1 5 $7.66 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 2 $3.31 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 2 $42.31 per pair

Summer Dress 2 $30.54 per dress

Running Shoes 2 $88.55 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 2 $4.49 per visit

Laundry 2 $1.15 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 2 7 $29.82 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 2 5 $1.92 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 26,100 VND on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Nha Trang, Mui Ne, Hanoi, Chiang Mai

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 707.01 421.46
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 401.27 287.36
- Apples 2.87 2.9
- Beef 11.85 9.84
- Beer 13.38 1.72
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- Bread 0.69 0.98
- Chicken Fillets 5.16 3.5
- Cinema Ticket 4.2 3.31
- Coffee 17.2 2.11
- Coliving Space 439.49 344.83
- Coworking Space 122.29 76.63
- Dining Out local 76.43, nomad 458.6, expat 286.62, family 573.25, tourist 45.86 local 76.63, nomad 272.99, expat 155.17, family 239.5, tourist 30.65
- Doctor Visit (GP) 24.84 29.82
- Fast Food Combo 5.54 4.47
- Gasoline 0.94 1.11
- Groceries local 133.76, nomad 95.54, expat 248.41, family 535.03, tourist 5.73 local 99.62, nomad 95.78, expat 134.48, family 305.82, tourist 5.75
- Gym Membership 28.66 22.99
- Haircut 6.88 4.49
- Health Insurance local 9.55, nomad 68.79, expat 95.54, family 305.73, tourist 2.68 local 11.49, nomad 67.2, expat 95.78, family 382.76, tourist 2.27
- Housing local 171.97, nomad 573.25, expat 343.95, family 687.9, tourist 68.79 local 229.89, nomad 421.46, expat 344.83, family 574.71, tourist 45.98
- Internet & Mobile local 5.73, nomad 24.84, expat 17.2, family 34.39, tourist 1.72 local 15.83, nomad 16.48, expat 14.02, family 28.66, tourist 0.26
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 10.89 9.44
- Jeans 36.31 42.31
- Laundry 1.34 1.15
- Leisure Activities local 19.11, nomad 133.76, expat 114.65, family 267.52, tourist 22.93 local 30.65, nomad 76.63, expat 57.47, family 478.93, tourist 22.99
- Meal (Inexpensive) 2.48 2.3
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 32.48 19.16
- Milk 1.61 1.44
- Mobile Plan 6.88 6.7
- Monthly Transport Pass 13.38 9.89
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 4.59 1.92
- Rice 0.92 0.96
- Ride-hailing (5km) 3.25 3.45
- Running Shoes 80.25 88.55
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8.41 7.66
- Scooter Rental 5.73 114.94
- Summer Dress 23.69 30.54
- Taxi Start 0.57 0.69
- Taxi per km 0.65 0.73
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 14.52 8.62
- Transportation local 22.93, nomad 68.79, expat 76.43, family 210.19, tourist 17.2 local 22.91, nomad 137.93, expat 114.94, family 229.89, tourist 11.49
- Utilities local 30.57, nomad 84.08, expat 68.79, family 133.76, tourist 0 local 57.47, nomad 76.63, expat 76.63, family 134.1, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 47.77, expat 57.32, family 152.87, tourist 0.96 local 0, nomad 8.33, expat 16.67, family 33.33, tourist 0.83
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.54 0.57
- Wine (Mid-range) 16.05 11.32
Second lint fix — Internet & Mobile local, Groceries expat, Groceries family, Transportation local, Dining Out expat, Dining Out family, Health Insurance nomad, Health Insurance tourist, Visa & Legal Fees expat, Visa & Legal Fees tourist, Taxi Start, Taxi per km and Ride-hailing (5km); e-visa source URL; category formulas aligned to sums (evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn, livingcost.org)

Phu Quoc cost of living