# Hoi An for Digital Nomads

> Small, pretty, cheap

Hoi An, Vietnam, Asia

Canonical page: https://nomadbase.com/destinations/hoi-an
Last reviewed: 2026-08-05

Every figure below carries its source and measurement date. Where no reliable source exists the field is left out rather than estimated.

## Hoi An at a glance

Hoi An is the small option done right: a lantern-lit UNESCO old town where daily life moves by bicycle between rice paddies and **An Bang** beach, on Vietnam's gentle price arithmetic (World Bank: price level of household consumption, US = 100 — national figure 28.9). The café economy is real for the size — 315 cafés mapped within 15 km (OpenStreetMap: July 2026, within 15 km) — and the measured internet runs a workable 35.4 Mbps median download (M-Lab: median download speed).

The scale sets the terms. Services stay village-sized (the hospital run is Da Nang, 24 km up the coast, where the major airport also sits (OurAirports: distance to the nearest major airport)), day-trip crowds flood the old town's core hours, and the autumn brings genuine flooding — the Thu Bồn river enters the streets most years, a rhythm locals plan around with boats and shrugs. Visa maths is Vietnam's: 45 free days for most EU passports (Government sources: checked 2026-07-29), e-visas for the rest, no nomad route.

It suits you if you want beauty at bicycle speed, a beach-and-paddy routine, and a first Asia base with training wheels. It suits you less if you need depth — of scene, of services, of anonymity — or an October without wet feet.

| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Old-town-to-beach life on a cycling scale | Day-trip crowds own the old town's core hours |
| 315 cafés mapped within 15 km (OpenStreetMap: July 2026) — outsized for the size | Autumn flooding is an annual rhythm, not a freak event |
| Median download of 35.4 Mbps (M-Lab: median download speed) | Serious services live in Da Nang, 24 km away (OurAirports: nearest major airport) |
| Vietnam's price level stretches any income (World Bank: national figure 28.9, US = 100) | 45 visa-free days (EU) and no nomad visa (Government sources: checked 2026-07-29) |

## Key figures

| Figure | Value | Source | Measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest major airport | 24 km | OurAirports — nearest major airport is Da Nang International Airport | 2026-07-29 |
| Airports within 100 km | 2 within 100km | OurAirports, major and regional airports with scheduled service | 2026-07-29 |
| Cafés mapped | 315 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Average temperature (year) | 26.3 C | Copernicus ERA5, 2025 annual average | 2025-12-31 |
| Average cloud cover | 79 % | Copernicus ERA5, 2025 annual average | 2025-12-31 |
| Nomadbase climate comfort index | 3.4 index 0-10 | Nomadbase comfort index from Copernicus ERA5 2025 monthly means | 2025-12-31 |
| Mild months (felt 18–27 °C) | 3 months/year | Nomadbase comfort index from Copernicus ERA5 2025 monthly means | 2025-12-31 |
| Coworking spaces mapped | 1 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Average temperature (summer) | 29.9 C | Copernicus ERA5, 2025 summer average (Jun-Aug) | 2025-12-31 |
| Average temperature (winter) | 22.3 C | Copernicus ERA5, 2025 winter average (Dec-Feb) | 2025-12-31 |
| Rain days per year | 237 days/year | Copernicus ERA5, 2025 full-year count | 2025-12-31 |
| Dry days per year | 128 days/year | Copernicus ERA5, 2025 full-year count | 2025-12-31 |
| Beaches mapped within 30 km | 56 count | OpenStreetMap, within 30km | 2026-07-31 |
| Nature reserves and parks within 30 km | 2 count | OpenStreetMap, within 30km | 2026-07-31 |
| Hiking routes within 30 km | 0 count | OpenStreetMap, within 30km | 2026-07-31 |
| Mapped coastline within 30 km | 51 count | OpenStreetMap, within 30km | 2026-07-31 |
| Hospitals and clinics mapped | 16 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-07-31 |
| Pharmacies mapped | 30 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-07-31 |
| Bars, pubs and clubs mapped | 58 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Nightlife share of cafés | 5.9 per 100 restaurants & cafés | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| UTC offset | 7 hours from UTC | Open-Meteo time zone (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh), standard time | 2026-08-17 |
| Working-hours overlap with Central Europe | 2 hours/day | Nomadbase overlap of a 09:00-17:00 day against Open-Meteo time zone (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh), standard time; Europe reference UTC+1 | 2026-08-17 |
| LGBTQ+ legal index (country) | 4 score 0-10 | Nomadbase legal-position rubric (country level), checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| LGBTQ+ in practice (country) | Never criminalised and increasingly tolerant in urban areas; a 2014 law removed the ban on same-sex weddings but grants no legal recognition. The 2015 Civil Code recognises a right to gender change after reassignment, but the implementing Gender Affirmation Law is still pending, so marker changes remain largely unobtainable in practice. | Nomadbase legal-position rubric (country level), checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Tap water index (country) | 1 score 0-10 | Nomadbase tap-water tier (country level), checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Tap water in practice (country) | Tap water is not potable anywhere, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City; locals boil it and visitors should use bottled or filtered water. | Nomadbase tap-water tier (country level), checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Internet download (median) | 35.4 Mbps | M-Lab median of 1,871 tests within 50 km, last 7 days | 2026-08-11 |
| Gyms mapped | 8 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Vegan-friendly places mapped | 56 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Vegetarian-friendly places mapped | 60 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Visa-free days (EU passport) | 45 days | Editorial visa research, checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Visa-free days (US passport) | 0 days | Editorial visa research, checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Visa-free days (UK passport) | 45 days | Editorial visa research, checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Visa-free days (Canadian passport) | 0 days | Editorial visa research, checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Visa-free days (Australian passport) | 0 days | Editorial visa research, checked 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Remote-work visa route (0–10) | 0 score 0-10 | No remote-work visa route (checked 2026-07-29) | 2026-07-29 |
| Yoga studios mapped | 0 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Queer venues mapped | 0 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Surf spots mapped nearby | 0 count | OpenStreetMap, within 30km | 2026-08-05 |
| Kitesurf spots mapped nearby | 0 count | OpenStreetMap, within 30km | 2026-08-05 |
| Coworking desk per month | 163 EUR/month | Published price: Hub Hoi An, "1 Month Membership" regular-season flex-desk with 24/7 access (185 USD), Published verbatim: "1 Month Membership / $185/mo regular / $175/mo early / VND 4.600 mil", described as "The classic full 1 month membership, 24/7 premium coworking & lots of community"; the page footnotes "* All $ prices refer to USD", which is what carries this row across the ECB fence. It IS a hot desk: the operator FAQ states "Our desks are all flex desks (hot desks) as a default, but for a fee of USD 40, you can have your own dedicated fixed desk". SEASON: the page has a Peak (Jan-Apr) / Regular (May-Dec) toggle and $185 is the regular-season figure, the band containing the check date. Longer commitments are cheaper per month (2 months $175, 3 months $150). Excluded: day pass $13, 1 week $65, 2 weeks $115, 3 weeks $155, Community+ $60, Nightshift $92.50. Sole operator, no median — consistent with our OSM sweep finding exactly one coworking space within 15 km. Read from the operator's own booking system; the table is a JS widget invisible to a plain fetch. No VAT statement., checked 2026-07-30 | 2026-07-30 |
| Coliving room per month | 693 EUR/month | Published price: Hub Hoi An coliving, cheapest private room ("G. Floor Pool Room"), 1-month rate, single occupancy (789 USD), Published verbatim: "G. Floor Pool Room" -> "1 Month" "$789/1 p" ($999 for 2 people). Full private-room matrix at the 1-month tenor: G. Floor Pool Room $789, Standard Rooms $849, Best View Rooms $989. Dorm bed ($449) excluded as not private; shorter tenors (3 weeks $699, 2 weeks $549, 1 week $349) are not monthly rates and were ignored. BUNDLE, as at Ubud: the rate includes electricity, internet, water, weekly room service, airport pickup, shared kitchen/pool/bicycles AND a full coworking membership (which the same operator sells standalone at $185/month) — the same shape as the stored Ubud figure, whose operator likewise states "incl. free coworking", so the two remain comparable. Two caveats: the block is headed "Introductory Pricing" and the operator states that from June to August a "Nomad Summer program" constrains bookings to start on the 1st or 15th, so this is promotional, date-constrained pricing; and a 3-month commitment drops the same room to $679/month. Coliving house is ~900 m from the coworking. No VAT statement., checked 2026-07-30 | 2026-07-30 |
| eSIM data, 30 days | 16.5 EUR | Published price: Airalo Vietnam eSIM ("Xin Chao", 10 GB / 30 days), National price, same source and reading as Da Nang: slug xinchao-in-30days-10gb, published {"amount":"16.50","formatted":"16.50 €"}. Reported per destination rather than carried across., checked 2026-07-30 | 2026-07-30 |
| 3-star hotel per night | 23 EUR/night | Published price: Booking.com, 3-star Hoi An, night 12-13 Aug 2026, 2 adults, Filter state verified on-page ("3 stars 114" checked, header "Hoi An: 114 properties found"). Median of the first 3 listed, each "Includes taxes and charges" and — unlike the Da Nang search — each a conventional private hotel room: NA Hoian Hotel EUR 23 (Double Room with Terrace), Nam An Mama Villa EUR 21 (Superior Queen, breakfast included), Hoi An Ivy Hotel EUR 23 (Double or Twin, city view). Ordering shuffles slightly between loads (a second load replaced card 3 with Uptown Hoi An Hotel & Spa at EUR 35) but the median was EUR 23 on both. Searched separately from Da Nang; no price carried between the two baskets., checked 2026-07-30 | 2026-07-30 |
| Population | 451849 people | National statistics: 451,849 in Hoi An City + Dien Ban Town + Duy Xuyen District (three district-level units of the former Quang Nam province). census 2019, National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (GSO), 2019 Population and Housing Census. sum of 3: Hoi An City 98,599 + Dien Ban Town 226,564 + Duy Xuyen District 126,686. scale fit against our 15 km amenity radius: too large. chosen over Hoi An City alone at 98,599, which would have read 315 cafes as 320 per 100k — roughly 3-4x too flattering. The circle holds all of mainland Hoi An plus most of Dien Ban town (Vinh Dien about 11 km, Dien Ngoc closer) and the populated eastern half of Duy Xuyen (Nam Phuoc about 8 km), so Hoi An City alone captures only about a quarter of the residents inside it. The two-unit variant (Hoi An + Dien Ban) is 325,163 and runs about 16% BELOW the circle; this three-unit sum runs about 17% above it, and the bias rule takes the conservative side. Honest range for this circle: 325k-452k. Note also that from 1 July 2025 Quang Nam merged into Da Nang City and Vietnam abolished the district tier, so these three units no longer exist and the 2019 census is the last official count on that geography. checked 2026-07-30 | 2019-07-01 |
| cost food monthly modelled | 135 EUR/month | Modelled groceries for Vietnam (country level, not city): Eurostat DE reference 2022 scaled by World Bank price level 28.9 vs 81.2 (2025) and ICP 2021 category structure | 2025-12-31 |
| cost eating out monthly modelled | 24 EUR/month | Modelled eating out for Vietnam (country level, not city): Eurostat DE reference 2022 scaled by World Bank price level 28.9 vs 81.2 (2025) and ICP 2021 category structure | 2025-12-31 |
| cost transport monthly modelled | 12 EUR/month | Modelled local transport for Vietnam (country level, not city): Eurostat DE reference 2022 scaled by World Bank price level 28.9 vs 81.2 (2025) and ICP 2021 category structure | 2025-12-31 |
| cost leisure monthly modelled | 65 EUR/month | Modelled leisure for Vietnam (country level, not city): Eurostat DE reference 2022 scaled by World Bank price level 28.9 vs 81.2 (2025) and ICP 2021 category structure | 2025-12-31 |
| Café latte | 1.86 EUR | Published price: Phuc Long, "Ca phe Latte" (size M) — the chain's own official menu; Hoi An store confirmed at 111 Tran Hung Dao (55,000 VND), National list price from the chain's own online menu, not a delivery platform. Same category page: Ca phe Cappuccino (L) 65.000, Ca Phe Sua Kem Silky (L) 65.000, Phin Sua Da (M) 39.000 — note the latte is quoted in size M and the cappuccino in size L. Hoi An presence verified in the operator's own store list; that table files it under Da Nang because Hoi An became a ward of Da Nang city in the 2025 merger, which is administrative rather than a location error., checked 2026-07-30. Converted at the Vietcombank rate for 2026-07-30 ("Transfer" (chuyển khoản) rate for EUR from Vietcombank's published daily rate feed, timestamped 30/07/2026 21:08 — the non-cash rate, which is what a card payment or bank transfer realises. Vietnam's largest bank by FX turnover and the country's reference quote. The State Bank of Vietnam's "tỷ giá trung tâm" of 25,320/USD for the same day is a policy anchor, not a transactable quote, and is not used.). ⚠️ A transfer rate, not a cash rate. Vietcombank the same day: EUR buy 29,327.47 / transfer 29,623.71 / sell 30,873.62 — so changing EUR cash realises the buy side, about 1.0% below this figure, and buying EUR back costs the sell side. Converting at the SBV central rate instead, as this entry did until 2026-07-30, read 2.7% dearer than the market. | 2026-07-30 |
| climate monthly profile | [{"m":1,"t":22.5,"r":0.52,"c":0.69},{"m":2,"t":24.8,"r":0.68,"c":0.76},{"m":3,"t":27.1,"r":0.45,"c":0.71},{"m":4,"t":30.9,"r":0.2,"c":0.7},{"m":5,"t":35.1,"r":0.68,"c":0.79},{"m":6,"t":36,"r":0.6,"c":0.81},{"m":7,"t":36.3,"r":0.65,"c":0.89},{"m":8,"t":35.5,"r":0.61,"c":0.84},{"m":9,"t":34.4,"r":0.87,"c":0.84},{"m":10,"t":31.8,"r":0.9,"c":0.85},{"m":11,"t":27.2,"r":0.7,"c":0.88},{"m":12,"t":26.6,"r":0.94,"c":0.73}] | Copernicus ERA5, 2025 monthly means (felt temperature, rain-day share, cloud share) | 2025-12-31 |
| cost bigmac | 2.51 EUR | Published price: The Economist Big Mac Index, national average (76,000 VND = 2.89 USD), July 2026 release — data CC BY 4.0 | 2026-07-01 |
| Vegan share of cafés | 5.7 per 100 restaurants & cafés | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Vegetarian share of cafés | 6.1 per 100 restaurants & cafés | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Restaurants mapped | 672 count | OpenStreetMap, within 15km | 2026-08-05 |
| Country price level (US = 100) | 28.9 US=100 | World Bank price level index for Vietnam, 2025 (US = 100) | 2025-12-31 |
| Working-hours overlap with US East | 0 hours/day | Nomadbase overlap of a 09:00-17:00 day against Open-Meteo time zone (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh), standard time; US East reference UTC-5 | 2026-08-17 |
| Air quality PM2.5 (modelled) | 17.3 µg/m³ | Copernicus CAMS via Open-Meteo, modelled 30-day mean | 2026-08-17 |
| English proficiency (EF EPI) | 500 EF EPI score | EF EPI 2025 (country level, transcribed via Wikipedia) | 2025-11-01 |
| Getting by in English (0–10) | 4 score 0-10 | EF EPI 2025 (country level, transcribed via Wikipedia) | 2025-11-01 |
| Women, Peace and Security index (country) | 7.07 score 0-10 | Georgetown WPS Index 2023 (country level, transcribed via Wikipedia) | 2023-10-01 |
| Company setup index (country) | 4 score 0-10 | Nomadbase business rubric (country level), checked 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Banking access index (country) | 5.25 score 0-10 | Nomadbase business rubric (country level), checked 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Company setup in practice (country) | This changed on 1 March 2026: the Law on Investment 2025 introduced ERC-first incorporation, so a foreign investor now registers the company first and files the Investment Registration Certificate within 12 months — but may only run the investment project once the IRC is issued. Statutory times are 3 working days for the ERC and 15 for the IRC; realistically 6–10 weeks with document legalisation. No statutory minimum capital, though the authority assesses whether the stated capital fits the project. | Nomadbase business rubric (country level), checked 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Banking in practice (country) | A registered company gets an account without much friction. Personal accounts for non-residents are hard, and the capital-contribution account for the foreign investment is a separate, mandatory thing that trips people up. | Nomadbase business rubric (country level), checked 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-31 |

## Scores (0–10, blend of public data and community reports)

| Category | Score | Public data | Community | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fun | 1.67 | 1.67 | — | 0 |
| cost | 9.04 | 9.04 | — | 0 |
| internet | 3.59 | 3.59 | — | 0 |
| climate | 4.62 | 4.62 | — | 0 |
| amenity | 5.35 | 5.35 | — | 0 |
| vegan | 9.07 | 9.07 | — | 0 |
| lgbtq | 4 | 4 | — | 0 |
| water | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| flights | 2.65 | 2.65 | — | 0 |
| visa | 1.33 | 1.33 | — | 0 |
| lifestyle | 1.81 | 1.81 | — | 0 |
| vegetarian | 8.53 | 8.53 | — | 0 |
| nightlife | 1.18 | 1.18 | — | 0 |
| nature | 4.61 | 4.61 | — | 0 |
| health | 1.18 | 1.18 | — | 0 |
| locals | 4 | 4 | — | 0 |
| business | 4.63 | 4.63 | — | 0 |
| women | 7.07 | 7.07 | — | 0 |

## Visa & entry (Vietnam)

Most EU passports get 45 days visa-free — guaranteed until 2028 under two government resolutions — while US, Canadian and Australian passports need the 90-day e-visa (US$25). There is no nomad visa; the much-hyped 10-year golden visa was still only a draft as of spring 2026.

### How long you can stay

- **45 days visa-free** for 13 unilaterally exempt nationalities — Germany, France, Italy, Spain, UK, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Russia, Belarus, Japan, South Korea — locked in until **14 March 2028** (Resolution 44/NQ-CP).
- Another 12 European countries — Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Czechia, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia (tourism entries) — get **45 days** until **14 August 2028** under the tourism-stimulus Resolution 229/NQ-CP.
- Everyone else — including US, Canada, Australia, Ireland, Portugal — needs the **e-visa**: open to all nationalities, **90 days per stay**, single (US$25) or multiple entry (US$50), issued online in a few working days. Entry points expanded to 83 in late 2025.
- Back-to-back exempt entries and visa runs are common and rarely blocked, but nothing in the rules guarantees them — officers can question frequent returns.

### Staying longer as a remote worker

- There is **no digital-nomad visa and no legal remote-work status**. Working online while on a tourist exemption or e-visa is the standard practice and a genuine grey area — tolerated in Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City, never formally permitted.
- The realistic long-stay pattern is stringing 90-day multiple-entry e-visas together with border runs.
- ⚠️ **Pending, not law:** a 5-to-10-year "golden visa" for investors, talent and nomads has been proposed to the Prime Minister, but as of April 2026 it had no decree and no application channel. The only enacted long-term routes are DT investor visas, which require real capital in a Vietnamese company.
- A digital arrival card pilot started at Ho Chi Minh City airport on 15 April 2026 — expect more pre-arrival paperwork, not fewer checks.

> Visa rules change frequently. This information was last checked on 2026-07-29. It is not legal advice — confirm with the official source before booking: https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/

## Living in Hoi An

### Where to stay

The choice is concentric: the **Old Town** itself is for atmosphere-first stays (and their acoustics); **Cẩm Châu**'s paddy-edge lanes hold the homestay-villa sweet spot between town and sea; **An Bang** puts the beach at your door with a village of its own; **Cẩm Thanh**'s coconut-palm waterways are the quiet extreme. Everything is fifteen bicycle minutes from everything — the decision is view, not logistics.

### Finding a place

Homestays and small villas dominate, found through the local Facebook groups and by the time-honoured method of cycling around and asking — monthly rates drop far below the nightly ones, and long-stayers negotiate directly with families. Check flood history for ground floors (locals answer precisely), mosquito screening, and the wifi under load.

### Working from here

A handful of work-friendly cafés and small cowork corners serve the town, with the villa desk as the standard office and 4G backup as the insurance layer. The time zone flatters European afternoons. The deeper adjustment is social: the town is small enough that focus requires intent — the beach is always ten minutes away, arguing.

### Getting around

Bicycles are the town's true tempo; scooters extend range to Da Nang and the hills. Taxis and Grab cover rain days. The old town pedestrianises through the evening hours, which is both its charm and your detour.

### Money

Cash and local QR for the market and street kitchens; cards in the tourist tier. Tailoring — the town's famous industry — negotiates warmly, and everything else stays gentle. ATMs cluster near the old town edges.

### Staying safe

Petty risk is low and violent risk lower; the ledger here is environmental. The roads: evening scooter traffic without lights on the beach lanes. The sea: seasonal rips at An Bang that the flag system and lifeguards mark — swim where they say. The water: the autumn floods are the town's serious season, announced days ahead and managed with local calm — follow the family's lead, move what matters upstairs, and treat the boats-in-streets days as the cultural experience they weirdly are.

### Seasons

The good run is roughly February to August: dry building to hot, the sea calm, the paddies cycling through green and gold. September to January is the wet arc — the flood window at its centre, cooler grey stretches after — with the town's lantern glow doing its best work on rainy evenings. The tailor-made month is spring; the honest advice for autumn is flexibility.

### Meeting people

The long-stay community is small, friendly and centred on a few cafés, the beach yoga mats and the coworking corners — a fortnight makes you a regular. The deeper network is the town's families: homestay life comes with dinners, weddings eventually, and an integration that bigger bases cannot sell. Da Nang's larger scene sits up the road when volume is wanted.

### Staying active

The paddies are the gym floor: dawn cycling loops through Cẩm Châu and Trà Quế's herb gardens, beach runs on An Bang's firm sand, and the sea for laps in season. Small gyms cover the basics, yoga runs beachside and garden-side, and the Marble Mountains' stairs sit twenty minutes north for gradient. The Hải Vân pass is the region's cycling trophy for the ambitious.

### Time off

Da Nang supplies city needs and the airport; Huế's imperial city is a train ride through the pass; the Chàm Islands snorkel trip runs in season from the town's own pier. My Sơn's ruins make the classic half-day, and the cooking classes double as the region's best souvenir. When more is needed, the whole Vietnamese ladder starts at Da Nang's departures board.

## Frequently asked questions

### How much does it cost to live in Hoi An per month?

Between €946 and €1,045 a month, housing and everyday spending together. Housing is a coliving room at €693. Everyday spending — food, local transport, leisure — is modelled from national price levels rather than measured in the city, so it is an indication and not a quote. A coworking desk is extra at €163. Every figure carries its source on the destination page.

### How fast is the internet in Hoi An?

Median download speed is about 35.4 Mbps. Source: M-Lab median of 1,871 tests within 50 km, last 7 days.

### What visa do I need for Hoi An?

Most EU passports get 45 days visa-free — guaranteed until 2028 under two government resolutions — while US, Canadian and Australian passports need the 90-day e-visa (US$25). There is no nomad visa; the much-hyped 10-year golden visa was still only a draft as of spring 2026. Last checked 2026-07-29. Always confirm with the official source before booking.

### What is the weather like in Hoi An?

Winters average 22.3 °C and summers 29.9 °C. 3 of 12 months average a comfortable 18–27 °C (felt temperature). Source: Copernicus ERA5, 2025 annual average.

### Can I work European or US hours from Hoi An?

A 09:00–17:00 working day in Hoi An overlaps 2 hours with Central European time and 0 hours with US Eastern time, at standard time.

### Are there coworking spaces in Hoi An?

1 coworking spaces are mapped in Hoi An, plus 315 cafés to work from. Source: OpenStreetMap, within 15km. Counts are a floor, not a census — coverage depends on local mappers.

### How do you get to Hoi An?

The nearest major airport is about 24 km away. 2 airports with scheduled service within 100 km. Source: OurAirports — nearest major airport is Da Nang International Airport.

## Sources

- **OurAirports** (Public domain) — Airport locations and types. Distances are to the nearest major airport with scheduled service. https://ourairports.com/
- **OpenStreetMap** (ODbL) — Community-mapped places: coworking, cafés, gyms and diet options within 15km. Counts are a floor rather than a census — coverage depends on local mappers. https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright
- **Copernicus ERA5** (Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information) — ECMWF’s ERA5 reanalysis, retrieved through Open-Meteo. Temperatures, rainfall, cloud cover and wind are daily values for the last complete calendar year. https://open-meteo.com/
- **Nomadbase comfort index** — Our own reading of ERA5 data, not a measurement: a month-by-month score for how comfortable the felt temperature is, damped for rain and cloud. The formula is published. https://nomadbase.com/destinations#how-we-score
- **Nomadbase country research** — Hand-maintained country tables for the LGBTQ+ legal position and tap-water safety, compiled from advocacy databases (ILGA World, Human Dignity Trust), national authorities and government travel advice, and scored with a published rubric. Country-level by nature — city reality can differ, which is what the practical note is for. https://nomadbase.com/destinations#how-we-score
- **M-Lab** (CC BY-SA 4.0) — Internet speed from real speed tests run by people in the city, aggregated over a seven-day window. https://www.measurementlab.net/
- **Government sources** — Visa and entry rules come from the responsible authority for each country, linked in the visa section and re-checked by hand on the date shown.
- **Published prices** — Prices read by hand from the operator’s or authority’s own published price list — a transit tariff, a coworking rate card, an eSIM store — on the date shown. Checked quarterly; the linked page is the source. https://nomadbase.com/destinations#how-we-score
- **National statistics offices** — Resident population read by hand from the responsible census or statistics authority — the figure that turns a raw count of workspaces or cafés into a per-100k comparison. The unit is named next to the number, because it has to match the 15 km radius our amenity counts use: for a beach town that is a district, for a lake it is a group of municipios. https://nomadbase.com/destinations#how-we-score
- **World Bank** (CC BY 4.0) — Price level of household consumption at market exchange rates (US = 100) — a national figure that anchors the cost score where no city-level source exists yet. It measures what arriving with foreign income feels like, which is why a weak currency lowers it. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.PRVT.PLI
- **Copernicus CAMS** (© ECMWF/Copernicus) — Modelled air quality, used only where no ground station exists. A 40km model cell, not a measurement on the corner — the page says which of the two you are looking at. https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/

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