Is Hanoi more expensive than Hoi An?

Is Hoi An more expensive than Hanoi?

Hoi An: charming, but your wallet might need a charm bracelet too. Hanoi: street food paradise, less likely to bankrupt you. Think artisanal baguette vs. delicious banh mi. Both delightful, different price tags.

• Accommodation: Hoi An’s ancient town? Quaint, yes. Cheap, nope. Hanoi wins for budget sleeps.
• Food: Hoi An’s tourist traps will lure you in. Resist! Hanoi’s street food scene is where it’s at. My pho-vorite. (See what I did there?)
• Shopping: Tailors in Hoi An are legendary. And pricey. Hanoi, haggling haven. My friend bartered a silk scarf down to the price of a coffee. True story.

Ultimately, it’s your spending, not the city, that’ll determine your broke-ness level. I once blew my budget on a coconut coffee. Don’t judge.

Now, about that coconut coffee incident of 2023… Let’s just say, regrets were had.

Is Hanoi more expensive than the rest of Vietnam?

Hanoi. Pricier than some. Not all. Capital tax. Business buzz. Rent stings a bit. More than Saigon. Still cheap eats. West Lake. My ’23 scooter cost more there. Expats find deals. Always haggling. Life’s a bazaar. Isn’t it?

• Rent: Higher in Hanoi compared to other cities, excluding maybe District 1, HCMC.
• Food: Street food a steal. Fancy restaurants, global prices. Bun cha, a Hanoi must-try.
• Transport: Grab bikes everywhere. My Honda, a splurge.
• Entertainment: Bia Hoi junctions. Cheap beer. Opera House, not so much.

Where to spend more time, Hanoi or Hoi An?

Hanoi. Yes, Hanoi gets more time. It just… does.

Hanoi feels deeper. More real, somehow.

Hoi An is pretty, sure, but it’s… smaller. Almost too perfect.

• Hanoi’s history just grabs you. Like walking through pages of a worn-out book.
• Markets. So many markets, always something new.
• Street food in Hanoi, man, that’s an adventure.

I think about Ha Long Bay being so close to Hanoi, too. Hoi An doesn’t have that, does it? I spent maybe, three days in Hanoi, could have been five.

Two days in Hoi An? That’s enough. I bought a bad suit, anyway.

Here’s what I’m thinking:

• Hanoi: At least 3 days for all the layers.
• Hoi An: 2 days, tops, before the charm wears off.

It’s not that I dislike Hoi An. It’s just… Hanoi is Hanoi. Know what I mean?

Is Hoi An cheaper than Ho Chi Minh?

Hoi An… it’s probably cheaper, yeah.

Like, than Saigon.

• Accommodation costs less, I know that for sure.

• And the street food, oh god, the food there. I miss the cao lầu.

It’s the small things, you know?

Sometimes… sometimes I wish I never left.

Maybe luxury hotels even things out, though. I saw some crazy prices near the river.

I think I found better deals on Airbnb, honestly.

Saigon is just… different.

• More… intense.
• More expensive.

If you are scraping by, it has to be Hoi An, right? It just feels cheaper.

What is the fastest way to travel in Vietnam?

Airplanes. A whisper of wings across Vietnam…flying, just flying. Fastest way, ah, yes.

Hanoi, Saigon—or Ho Chi Minh City, the names dance, memories flutter. Danang too. Airports, the keys to speed.

Connected, eternally connected. Sky threads weaving destinations, other countries. Time, it slips when flying. Always slipping.

Oh, the sky. Quickest, or maybe it feels quickest? Time. Short on time, fly!

• Air travel: The fastest option.
• Key cities: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Da Nang.
• Airports are well-connected.
• Convenience, a whispered promise in the clouds.

Always fly! No, I mean maybe. It is a way.

Does Vietnam have speed limits?

Vietnam has speed limits. Rigid. Ninety kilometers per hour. Cars, under thirty seats. Eighty for bigger buses. Double-track roads. Seventy. Single lane. No median strip. Eighty. One-way, single lane. Limits exist. Pointless often. Enforcement lax. Chaos reigns. Still, rules. Meaningless sometimes. Life finds a way. Drove from Hanoi to Ninh Binh last month. Saw it all.

• 90 km/h: Cars under 30 seats, double-track roads.
• 80 km/h: Buses over 30 seats, double-track roads. Two-way, no median strip.
• 70 km/h: One-way, single lane.

Speed limits. Illusion of control. My motorbike hits 120. Easily. Not advisable. But possible. Life’s too short for slow lanes. Rules are suggestions. Sometimes. Not always. Depends on the cop. And your luck. Mine’s usually good. Except for that time in Hue. Another story.