Relocation guide
Moving to Ho Chi Minh City with kids
Computed from 9 tracked schools — verified fees, live availability, no brochure numbers. All relocation guides →
In Ho Chi Minh City, a realistic annual budget is about $30,000 per child, with the lower quartile around $12,000 and the upper quartile just over $30,000, so the market skews towards the top end rather than offering a broad mid-range. For senior years, the median is about VND 404 million, but the spread is wide, from roughly VND 365 million at the 25th percentile to about VND 916 million at the 75th. There is no inflation data here, so for a five-year posting you should assume today’s fees are only a starting point, not a stable total-cost forecast. Families can genuinely choose among IB most often, with American, British and some Vietnamese options also present. Admissions pressure is currently low: all six assessed schools were open, with no waitlists and no closures.
Fee reality
$30,009
median annual day fee (USD) · middle half $12,206–$30,393 · 5 schools
Senior median: VND 404,100,000 (~$16,164)
Fee trajectory
Fee-history coverage still building for this market.
Curriculum mix
Admission pressure
Low
0 of 6 schools are waitlist-only or closed at popular entry points (0%)
Questions families ask
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