How Much Does Hoi An Cost per Day
A full breakdown of Hoi An prices: daily budgets by tier, every itemised cost from the guide, and where the money actually goes.
The short answer
Budget travellers in Hoi An spend around USD 30 a day. Mid-range travel runs closer to USD 70, and a splurge day lands around USD 150. Figures in USD per person per day, based on VND prices converted at roughly 25,000 VND/USD. Budget assumes hostel/guesthouse, street food, bicycle. Splurge assumes a boutique riverside hotel and tailored clothing.
Daily cost breakdown
- Stay
- Food
- Transport
- Activities
| Tier | Stay | Food | Transport | Activities | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget | USD 10 | USD 8 | USD 3 | USD 9 | USD 30 |
| Mid-range | USD 30 | USD 20 | USD 8 | USD 12 | USD 70 |
| Splurge | USD 80 | USD 45 | USD 20 | USD 25 | USD 170 |
Guesthouse bed $10, cao lau and banh mi from street stalls $5, bicycle rental $2, Old Town ticket $5, iced coffee and a beer at night $3, basket boat ride $8. Rough mid-range total for one day around $33-40 without a tailor order.
Every priced item in this guide
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Ancient Town heritage sites (paid ticket zone) | Old Town ticket, roughly 120,000 VND, has covered a set number of site visits (historically a choice of a handful from a list of merchant houses, halls and museums) - the exact count and price have changed more than once, confirm at a ticket booth on arrival |
| Japanese Covered Bridge (Chua Cau) | included in the Old Town ticket |
| Old Quarter night market and river lantern boats | market entry free; paper lantern to float on the river typically 20,000-30,000 VND; short boat ride 100,000-150,000 VND per boat |
| Full moon lantern festival | free to observe, paid extras (lanterns, boat rides) same as any other night |
| An Bang Beach | free; sunbed and umbrella at a beach club usually requires a food/drink minimum, around 100,000-200,000 VND |
| Tra Que vegetable village | village entry often free to walk; guided farming or cooking experiences run roughly 200,000-400,000 VND per person |
| Cam Thanh coconut forest and basket boat ride | roughly 150,000-250,000 VND per person for a basket boat session |
| Cu Lao Cham (Cham Islands) day trip | speedboat roughly 20-25 minutes each way, day-tour packages with snorkeling commonly run $15-30 USD; independent speedboat tickets and the marine park entry fee are extra - prices vary by operator, confirm current rates locally |
| Tailor shop custom order | wide range: a basic shirt from $15-25 USD, a suit from roughly $80-150 USD upward for decent fabric and construction |
| Chinese assembly halls (Phuc Kien, Trieu Chau and others) | included in the Old Town ticket for the halls it covers |
| Cao lau | VND 30,000-50,000 |
| White rose dumplings (banh bao vac) | VND 40,000-60,000 |
| Banh mi | VND 20,000-35,000 |
| Com ga Hoi An (chicken rice) | VND 35,000-50,000 |
| Banh xeo and nem lui | VND 50,000-90,000 |
| Hoanh thanh (Hoi An wontons) | VND 40,000-70,000 |
| Che bap (sweet corn pudding) | VND 15,000-25,000 |
How to spend less
- Skip the Old Town ticket booths on the outer streets and use the ones closer to the river bridges, prices and rules are the same but queues are shorter
- Eat where the tailors and shop staff eat, a block or two off Tran Phu and Bach Dang, not on the main tourist strip
- Rent a bicycle through your guesthouse rather than a street stall, it's usually a few thousand VND cheaper and they'll fix a flat for free
- Buy lanterns and souvenirs at the daytime market stalls, not the evening riverside ones aimed at photo-taking tourists
- Negotiate basket boat and tailor prices before starting, both markets expect it