Vietnam real estate market — prices, rental yield and trend

• Average price: $3,687 / m²
• Gross rental yield: 2.69%
• Net rental yield: 2.42%
• Transaction cost: 4.8%
• Price basis: national average

Residential property in Vietnam averages $3,687 per square metre. That makes it the 121st most expensive of the 264 markets in the set.

What a buyer pays in Vietnam

The $3,687 figure is a national average across all residential property types, which flattens a wide spread — the capital typically runs far above it and small towns far below. Buying costs — transfer tax or stamp duty, notary, registration and agency — come to about 4.8% of the price here. On a 100 m² apartment at the average price that is roughly $17,698 on top of the $368,700 purchase price. That is below the 9.5% median across the set, which shortens the time it takes for a purchase to break even. Inside Vietnam we track 3 local markets separately: Hanoi at $5,214 (41.4% above the national figure) down to Da Nang at $3,831.

What it earns

A square metre lets for about $8.3 a month. Against a purchase price of $3,687 per square metre that is 2.7% gross, before tax. Both figures come from the same source and the same period, so you can check the arithmetic yourself. It ranks 295th of 311 markets by gross yield. Rental income is taxed at 0–10% — the rate is not a single number here. The 2.4% net figure we publish uses 10%. On the way out there is a third tax: a non-resident seller pays 2% on the gain.

How the tax works. 10% of gross revenue: 5% personal income tax plus 5% deemed VAT. Under art. 20 of the 2025 Personal Income Tax Law a non-resident's business revenue is taxed at flat rates with no threshold; the VND 500 million exemption in art. 7 is for residents. There is real uncertainty: in administrative practice foreign owners often file on the household-business form (01/TTS), to which the threshold does apply, giving 0% at USD 1,000 a month and about 7% at USD 3,000 — hence the 0–10% band. The stored 10% follows the statute. Source: luatvietnam.vn / KPMG.

Who can buy in Vietnam

50-year leasehold (renewable), subject to quota. That is the rule a foreign buyer meets first, not legal advice — check the current position locally before you commit.

How this figure is built

The price figure for Vietnam is built from asking prices from listings. It was last refreshed on 2026-11-12. We rate our confidence in this market’s data low — treat the figures as indicative and check them before acting. We recompute every market the same way; a figure that fails our checks is suppressed, not guessed.

Sources: globalpropertyguide.com. Snapshot: 2026-11-12.