City in Vietnam
Nha Trang
Nha Trang is a beach city on Vietnam's south-central coast, with 422,601 residents at the 2019 census. A 2026 guide describes large Russian and Korean expat communities, and it has an international school teaching the Cambridge curriculum. [N3] [E1] [Nha Trang S1]
- Country
- Vietnam
- Region
- Khanh Hoa
- Population
- 422,601 in 2019. Nha Trang city (Khanh Hoa province), 1 April 2019 census, National Statistics Office. After the July 2025 reorganisation the city's area is split into wards; no newer figure for the former city was found.. [N3] [D1]
- Settings
- By the sea [E1]
- Weather
- Warm all year [W1]
Why it is here
Why Nha Trang is on the list.
A city is listed when there is evidence that people move there. This is the evidence.
- AVE Academy International School Nha Trang teaches the Cambridge International Curriculum in all its grades, by its own account. [Nha Trang S1]
- A 2026 expat guide describes large Russian and Korean expat communities in Nha Trang; it gives no headcount. [E1]
- Khanh Hoa has recorded as many as 85,000 foreign nationals staying in the province at peak periods, most for tourism, investment or work (Viet Nam News, July 2026). It is a province-wide count and not a resident count. [M1]
- The Immigration Management Division under Khanh Hoa's provincial Police Department handles foreign nationals' temporary residence. [M1]
The Fernshore Index
How it grades, factor by factor.
Each grade is against a published measure, with its source and the date we checked it. It is research information, not advice. Where we have no figure, the row says Unknown.
Cost of living
97 of 100StrongCountry figure
Price level 0.280 of United States prices (2025).
Source: Price level index (GDP), Vietnam. Checked 15 October 2026.
Climate
16 of 100WeakOwn figure
Nha Trang's own normals: 3 comfortable months a year (January to March); April to September have an average daily high above 30 °C and October to December have over 150 mm of rain a month.
Source: Climate normals 1991–2020, Nha Trang. Checked 15 October 2026.
Safety
60 of 100MixedCountry figure
Global Peace Index 2026: 41st of 163.
Source: Global Peace Index 2026, overall rank. Checked 15 October 2026.
Healthcare
39 of 100MixedCountry figure
WHO UHC service coverage index 71 (2023).
Source: UHC service coverage index (SDG 3.8.1). Checked 15 October 2026.
Schools
UnknownCountry figure
Our research doesn't cover schools yet.
Community
UnknownCountry figure
Not covered by Expat Insider 2026
Lifestyle
UnknownCountry figure
Not covered by Expat Insider 2026
Work and career
15 of 100WeakCountry figure
Weak: we found no residence route for remote workers, and fixed broadband is 23.7 per 100 people (2024), under the 30 line. A reported 'Golden Visa' for remote workers is a proposal, not law.
Source: Global immigration and mobility: Vietnam, business travel; Da Nang expat guide; Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people, Vietnam. Checked 15 October 2026.
Retirement
15 of 100WeakCountry figure
Weak: we found no residence route for people living on a pension or passive income; reports say Vietnam has no dedicated retirement visa.
Source: Vietnam's retiree visa should attract financially stable individuals (opinion); Da Nang expat guide. Checked 15 October 2026.
Internet
53 of 100MixedCountry figure
23.71 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people (2024).
Source: Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people, Vietnam. Checked 15 October 2026.
English
34 of 100MixedCountry figure
EF EPI 2025 score 500, one point above the 499 weak line, so the score is 34 (the bottom of the mixed band).
Source: EF English Proficiency Index 2025: Vietnam. Checked 15 October 2026.
Visa, United States passport
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Visa, Canada passport
UnknownCountry figure
Research for Canada passports is being checked
Visa, Australia passport
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Visa, New Zealand passport
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The country
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Questions about Nha Trang.
How much does it cost to rent in Nha Trang?
A private guide (verified 13 August 2026) gives monthly rents of VND 8.75 million to 12.5 million near Tran Phu Beach, 5 million to 10 million in Vinh Hai and 4 million to 8 million in Phuoc Hai. Its overview and tables differ in places, so treat these as rough ranges.
What are Nha Trang's rainy season and typhoon risk like?
Average daily highs run from 27.2 to 32.8 °C (1991-2020). Rain averages 325 mm in October, 400 mm in November and 224 mm in December. A guide says the September to December rainy season brings typhoons, 'some years severely impactful'; Canada says typhoons usually occur from June to December.
How big is Nha Trang?
Nha Trang city had 422,601 people at the 2019 census. Its area is now split into wards, and no newer figure for the former city was found. Khanh Hoa province, now merged with Ninh Thuan, had 2,243,554 people in June 2025.
Are there many foreigners in Nha Trang?
A guide describes large Russian and Korean expat communities, with no headcount. Khanh Hoa recorded as many as 85,000 foreign nationals at peak periods (Viet Nam News, July 2026), mostly for tourism, investment or work; that is a provincial count, not residents. Temporary residence is handled by the provincial police.
Is there an international school in Nha Trang?
AVE Academy International School says it follows the Cambridge International Curriculum in all grades, with an IGCSE programme. Enrolment, nationalities, fees and places were not read, and other schools were not reviewed.
Sources
Where each figure comes from.
Every figure on this page links to the page we read, with the date we checked it.
- [N3] Completed results of the 2019 Viet Nam population and housing census (Table 1: population by sex and residence, by district), National Statistics Office of Vietnam. Checked 15 October 2026. Census of 1 April 2019. Hoi An city (Quang Nam) 98,599 people; Nha Trang city (Khanh Hoa) 422,601; Da Nang 1,134,310; Ho Chi Minh City 8,993,082. District-level units were counted as they were in 2019.
- [E1] Living in Nha Trang, Vietnam: cost of living, neighborhoods and expat tips, expatlife.ai (private expat guide, not official). Checked 15 October 2026. Marked 'Verified August 13, 2026'. Describes a 6 km crescent bay and 'large Russian and Korean expat communities'; it gives 450,000 residents (the 2019 census count is 422,601) and no expat headcount.
- [Nha Trang S1] AVE Academy International School Nha Trang, AVE Academy. Checked 15 October 2026. The school's own site: 'follows the renowned Cambridge International Curriculum throughout all our grades', with an IGCSE programme. Enrolment and nationalities were not read.
- [D1] Nha Trang, Wikipedia (secondary). Checked 15 October 2026. Says 'Nha Trang' is now a ward of Khanh Hoa province (136,118 people in 2024, one of the province's new wards from 2025) and points to a separate article for the former city, the province's former capital. Used only to show the 2019 city boundary no longer exists as a unit.
- [W1] Climate normals 1991–2020, Nha Trang, World Meteorological Organization (World Weather Information Service). Checked 15 October 2026. Mean daily highs 27.2 to 32.8 °C; 3 comfortable months (January to March); rain 224 to 400 mm a month from October to December. Coordinates 12.26 N, 109.20 E from the page. Climate period 1991–2020.
- [M1] Khánh Hòa strengthens management of foreign visitors to foster safe, welcoming tourism, Viet Nam News (national English-language daily). Checked 15 October 2026. Published 3 July 2026: Khanh Hoa 'has recorded as many as 85,000 foreign nationals staying in the province' at peak periods, most for tourism, investment or work; no separate resident count. The Immigration Management Division under the provincial Police Department handles foreigners' temporary residence.
- [C1] Price level index (GDP), Vietnam, World Bank. Checked 15 October 2026. 2025: 28.01 (United States = 100), read from the World Bank API on 15 October 2026.
- [Vietnam S1] Global Peace Index 2026, overall rank, Institute for Economics and Peace. Checked 15 October 2026. Vietnam ranks 41st of 163 countries.
- [H1] UHC service coverage index (SDG 3.8.1), World Health Organization. Checked 15 October 2026. Vietnam: 71 out of 100 (2023).
- [K1] Global immigration and mobility: Vietnam, business travel, Baker McKenzie (law firm, private; undated page). Checked 15 October 2026. Lists visa types by purpose: investor visas (DT1 to DT4), employee visas (DN1, LD1, LD2), service-provider visas (DN2) and the new UD1 and UD2 visas (up to five years). 'The majority of visas are valid for no more than 12 months'; electronic visas allow a maximum stay of 90 days and are open to citizens of all countries and territories. No visa type for remote workers or for people living on a pension is listed.
- [K3] Da Nang expat guide, Bamboo Routes (private relocation guide, not official). Checked 15 October 2026. Last updated 21 September 2026. Says 'Vietnam currently has no dedicated digital-nomad visa and no simple retirement visa'. Written about Da Nang; the visa statement is national.
- [K2] Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people, Vietnam, International Telecommunication Union, via the World Bank. Checked 15 October 2026. 2024: 23.71 per 100 people, read from the World Bank API on 15 October 2026.
- [R1] Vietnam's retiree visa should attract financially stable individuals (opinion), Tuoi Tre News. Checked 15 October 2026. Published 20 June 2025. Says Vietnam has no dedicated retirement visa, and that a proposed five- and ten-year 'Golden Visa' had not been enacted and was still under discussion. An opinion piece from 2025; no 2026 official text was found.
- [F1] EF English Proficiency Index 2025: Vietnam, EF Education First (private test-taker index). Checked 15 October 2026. Score 500, rank 64 of 123 countries and regions, 'moderate' proficiency band (read on the page on 15 October 2026); the 2026 edition was not yet published on 15 October 2026.