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Hi Josh!

I would suggest you to browse the different articles of our participative guide. It may help you obtain answers to your different questions. I hope also that other members will be able to help you sonn

Regards
Armand

Hi Josh,

Here I'd like to share some of my thought:

The Salary as everyone knows, it depends on your position and occupation. You said it is an engineering firm but you did not mention about your occupation and position which they offer you.

Smal exp: In IT area: 3 to 5 years experience, senior position (non-manager) above 1000USD, Manager above 2000USD

Regarding visa, once company confirm the offer they will take care of the work visa for you. You should raise the concern to your company about accommodation and visa inquiry, I believe they will assist you in detail since they need to bring you onboard.

In case company doesn't support on accommodation, you can post an ad here about looking for a place to stay, indicate you need a room or a flat. It cost about 200 to 1000 USD depend on facility and location.

Hope it help,

Anyway welcome to my home city.


Cheers,
Ruby

joshtodd wrote:

I've recently been offered a job in an engineering firm in HCMC, i'm currently living and working in SR cambodia. could anyone give me a rough idea of what salery to request, living costs, visa issues ect.

any and all help will be great.
thanks all
josh

Hi Josh, nice to see you here.

I am just curious, if the engineering firm offered you a job, don't they specify what sort of remuneration you are getting? If they did, you should be able to determine on whether to accept the offer.

I personally think, the standard of living in Cambodia is quite similar to Vietnam (anyone please correct me if I am wrong). Rather, I am more concern of what is the "perks" they are offering besides salary, e.g. apartments (e.g. any budget)? Are they providing any air tickets for you to fly back home? Allowances (excluding your fixed income)? Girl friend allowance (kidding )

Good luck......

This maybe outdated, but it can be a rough guide for you. This is from my friend's site.

• Pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) ……11,00o – 25,000 dong

• Bun Bo Hue……… Zen Plaza food court …….25,000 dong

• Can of coke at the market……………………………6,000 dong

• Can of soda water -market…………………………..4,000 dong

• Aquafina 1.5 l of mineral water market……… 8,000 dong

• Iced coffee with milk – ca phe sua da…5,000 – 25.000 dong

• Ba Ba Ba beer in the market…………………….. 8,000 dong

• Tiger beer in the market……………………………12,000 dong

• Heineken beer in the market……………………….14,500 dong

• Budweiser beer – market …………………………….21,000 dong

• Pilipino Tondena rum gold -750 ml bottle….. 65,000 dong

• Havana Club Anejo 3 Anos, Cuban rum -750 ml bottle. 235,000 dong

• Vietnamese Ruou rhum 650 ml – Ben Thanh Market … 20,000 dong

• Rex Golith California wine…………………………….258,000 dong

• Ruou Dalat red wine………………………………………82,000 dong

• Peter Pan, jar (chunky) peanut butter…………….50,000 dong

• Sardines, can (packed in olive oil)…………………..46,200 dong

• Spam, can…………………………………………………………63,000 dong

• Tray for freezing ice cubes for my rhum and co-ca. 4,000 dong

• Nice dinner for two at a Vietnamese restaurant… 130,000 dong

• Omelet and coffee in the Pham Ngu Lao area………..40,000 dong

• Hair cut, shampoo, face wash with chair massage. 80,000 dong

• Knock off polo shirt……………………………………………….85,000 dong

• Xe om – motorbike taxi in city center………… 5,000 – 15,000 dong

• Guesthouse monthly stay ………………. $ 250 -350.00 USD per month including cable TV, AC, hot water private bath, and laundry

• Hotel room …………………………… $ 35.00 – 250.00 USD a night

• Air fare to Bangkok from Saigon…$ 300.00 USD round trip

• Air fare to Hanoi from Saigon……. $ 200.00 USD round trip

• Hydrofoil to Vung Tau…………………$10.oo USD each way

• Direct bus Saigon to Siem Reap, Cambodia…. .$ 20.00 USD one way

• Cambodian Visa…………………………..$ 24.00

• Serviced apt- fully furnished ……….. $ 800.00 USD and up per month

• Mars dark chocolate bar . Zen Plaza……………. 14,000 dong

• Breakfast Pho, iced tea and coffee with milk.. 30,000 dong

• Khoai tay chin small bag (potato chips) from the market…. 14,000 dong

• One hour of computer use at a Saigon Internet shop….. 4,000 dong

• Cost of a pet Bull dog bred imported from Australia…….$800. USD on up

• Cost of a pet Pug pure bred dog imported from Austrialia……$300.00 USD up

• restored 1950′s -1960′s VespaÂ…$ 2,000 – $ 6,000 USD

• new motorbike ……. starting at… $1500.00 USD

• Disposable rain poncho bought on the street…..2,500 dong

• Copy MS Office Pro 2007……………………………….50.000 dong

vietnam720.com/travel-tips/cost-of-living-in-saigon-vietnam/

Hi Lee, I bet the adminstrator will request you to post under classifed

henrylamcs wrote:

Hi Lee, I bet the adminstrator will request you to post under classifed

Dont think so la. He wants to know the cost, so I just post it here. I've got nothing to sell. My a**????

lostsouls wrote:

I've got nothing to sell. My a**????

Agree with henrylamcs. If you received an offer then you definitely know how much pay you get. If not, I personally think that you are on the negotiation phase only and wish to know more the living expenses in HCM for better deal

Living in HCM is more and more expensive, especially when the VND is now devaluated compared to other main foreign currencies (e.g. USD, SGD and JPY). And of course, it is more expensive than in Cambodia. I used to travel to Cambodia and felt quite relax to spend my money. Not the eagerness I experienced in HCM. Hehe

But if you receive your remuneration in foreign currencies other than VND then no worries, you can see how value for money your salary is.

Normally, when an expat assigned to work in a host country, he should deal with the employer to be covered for accomodation, transportation, work permit, visa, ect to help him initially settle down. You should negotiate to push all the above responsibilities to your employer (in case they are in need of your experience and qualification in that position).

Hope this helps and welcome you to VN. Dont worry too much, as long as you have ambition to work and earn money, then you can survive everywhere, even in the most expensive city in the world.

Good luck, Josh.

henrylamcs wrote:

lostsouls wrote:

I've got nothing to sell. My a**????

Dont act leh....

haha, Lee, I'm quite impressed with your price list. It makes me remmeber my city so much.

By the way, xe om 5-15000. No way. It depends on the distance. My xe om driver always charged me 30.000 / turn from my house to school. (it's about 7 km distance)

girl_like_me wrote:

haha, Lee, I'm quite impressed with your price list. It makes me remmeber my city so much.

By the way, xe om 5-15000. No way. It depends on the distance. My xe om driver always charged me 30.000 / turn from my house to school. (it's about 7 km distance)

Hi, actually its taken from my friend's site. I didn't make this up.

By the way, I will enjoy all these next week, especially my Xoi Man....

lostsouls wrote:

henrylamcs wrote:

lostsouls wrote:

I've got nothing to sell. My a**????

Dont act leh....

henrylamcs wrote:

lostsouls wrote:

henrylamcs wrote:

Dont act leh....

!@#$%^&*(){}][';,./

Great read for me, am planning the move to HCMC soon. Keep the info coming in...

lostsouls wrote:

This maybe outdated, but it can be a rough guide for you. This is from my friend's site.

• Pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) ……11,00o – 25,000 dong

• Bun Bo Hue……… Zen Plaza food court …….25,000 dong

• Can of coke at the market……………………………6,000 dong

• Can of soda water -market…………………………..4,000 dong

• Aquafina 1.5 l of mineral water market……… 8,000 dong

• Iced coffee with milk – ca phe sua da…5,000 – 25.000 dong

• Ba Ba Ba beer in the market…………………….. 8,000 dong

• Tiger beer in the market……………………………12,000 dong

• Heineken beer in the market……………………….14,500 dong

• Budweiser beer – market …………………………….21,000 dong

• Pilipino Tondena rum gold -750 ml bottle….. 65,000 dong

• Havana Club Anejo 3 Anos, Cuban rum -750 ml bottle. 235,000 dong

• Vietnamese Ruou rhum 650 ml – Ben Thanh Market … 20,000 dong

• Rex Golith California wine…………………………….258,000 dong

• Ruou Dalat red wine………………………………………82,000 dong

• Peter Pan, jar (chunky) peanut butter…………….50,000 dong

• Sardines, can (packed in olive oil)…………………..46,200 dong

• Spam, can…………………………………………………………63,000 dong

• Tray for freezing ice cubes for my rhum and co-ca. 4,000 dong

• Nice dinner for two at a Vietnamese restaurant… 130,000 dong

• Omelet and coffee in the Pham Ngu Lao area………..40,000 dong

• Hair cut, shampoo, face wash with chair massage. 80,000 dong

• Knock off polo shirt……………………………………………….85,000 dong

• Xe om – motorbike taxi in city center………… 5,000 – 15,000 dong

• Guesthouse monthly stay ………………. $ 250 -350.00 USD per month including cable TV, AC, hot water private bath, and laundry

• Hotel room …………………………… $ 35.00 – 250.00 USD a night

• Air fare to Bangkok from Saigon…$ 300.00 USD round trip

• Air fare to Hanoi from Saigon……. $ 200.00 USD round trip

• Hydrofoil to Vung Tau…………………$10.oo USD each way

• Direct bus Saigon to Siem Reap, Cambodia…. .$ 20.00 USD one way

• Cambodian Visa…………………………..$ 24.00

• Serviced apt- fully furnished ……….. $ 800.00 USD and up per month

• Mars dark chocolate bar . Zen Plaza……………. 14,000 dong

• Breakfast Pho, iced tea and coffee with milk.. 30,000 dong

• Khoai tay chin small bag (potato chips) from the market…. 14,000 dong

• One hour of computer use at a Saigon Internet shop….. 4,000 dong

• Cost of a pet Bull dog bred imported from Australia…….$800. USD on up

• Cost of a pet Pug pure bred dog imported from Austrialia……$300.00 USD up

• restored 1950′s -1960′s VespaÂ…$ 2,000 – $ 6,000 USD

• new motorbike ……. starting at… $1500.00 USD

• Disposable rain poncho bought on the street…..2,500 dong

• Copy MS Office Pro 2007……………………………….50.000 dong

vietnam720.com/travel-tips/cost-of-living-in-saigon-vietnam/

Hey, you should own a supermaket, Lee.

Nhat wrote:

Hey, you should own a supermaket, Lee.

I dont have capital. Wana chip in???

lostsouls wrote:

Nhat wrote:

Hey, you should own a supermaket, Lee.

I dont have capital. Wana chip in???

Let me connect to somebody from Walmart They may help you out .

Nhat wrote:

lostsouls wrote:

Nhat wrote:

Hey, you should own a supermaket, Lee.

I dont have capital. Wana chip in???

Let me connect to somebody from Walmart They may help you out .

Walmart? Malaysia company, Giant is opening a hypermart in D2 or D7. You can contact them for me.