大咖福利影院

Hello giscivil92,

Until a member shares their personal experience with house hunting, I suggest that you post an advert in our Housing opportunities for expats in Hanoi section.

All the best,

Cheryl

大咖福利影院 team

@Cheryl

I have quickly checked it out, but I'd like an apartment, even a flat, whose rental fee is up to $200, which is appropriate for one person, and should be near Ba Dinh district or neighboring districts.

Thanks

@Cheryl I have quickly checked it out, but I'd like an apartment, even a flat, whose rental fee is up to $200, which is appropriate for one person, and should be near Ba Dinh district or neighboring districts.Thanks - @giscivil92

5 million VND/month for an apartment in Ba Dinh might be doable.

Here's . The link is filtered for Ba Dinh, less than 5 million. There is no English language option, so unless you can read Vietnamese you'll have to rely on a browser translator. The prices listed will give you an idea as to what a local would be willing to pay.

Good luck, and please let us know the result of your efforts.

@giscivil92

I had written quite a few months back, "As a tip to newly arriving expats, rental ads written in English will easily be twice the cost (at a minimum!) as those written in VN." Best for you to arrange temporary accommodations upon arrival and recruit a local VN to help you in your search.

My tips to foreigners looking for long-term housing units?

#1. Take a walk around the neighbourhood you want to live in, looking for signs stating "Cho Thue" (for rent). The sign with "Cho Thue" might have the prefix "Chung Cu..." (apartment), or "Nha..." (house). So, Nha Cho Thue means "House for rent", and Chung Cu Cho Thue, "apartment for rent".

#2. Get a VN friend to look and/or ask around for you. If they find something acceptable, the price they will be quoted will be what the landlord feels a VN person would be willing to pay (which will certainly be less than what the landlord feels you'd be willing to pay).

#3. Try not to spend too much time on English language property sites. They'll have E滩n滩g滩l滩i滩s滩h滩 滩l滩a滩n滩g滩u滩a滩g滩e滩 滩p滩r滩i滩c滩e滩s滩.

@Aidan in HCMC

I really appreciate dear Aidan,

I will take advantage of your advice, as you mentioned, the local people will be helpful and efficient in finding a long-term place.

Thanks