Some of the most popular language schools are:
ILA (only hires native speakers with CELTA, pay is 20usd per hour before tax, always hiring, teaching children, teenagers and adults)
VUS (hires both, prefers CELTA but accepts other qualifications, pay varies from 16usd to 19usd per hour, after tax, always hiring, teaching children, teenagers and adults)
EMG (hires both, 2000 usd/month after tax, always hiring as far as I know, plus: work from Monday to Friday, teaching children and teenagers)
RMIT (good pay: around 3000usd after tax, only hires native speakers, plus: work from Monday to Friday, teaching University students)
VAS (I don't know if they hire non native speakers, pay goes from 2000 usd/month until 3200 usd /month-degree in education, plus: work from Monday to Friday, teaching kindergarden, children or teenagers).
Apollo (no idea but it has a good reputation)
AMA ( hires both, doesn't request a BA or a TEFL, from 13 usd to 17 usd per hour, most likely will not give you enough hours to make a proper living, you'll need a second job, but it's a good place to start, specially if u don't have experience yet, teaching children, teenagers and adults)
AMA ( hires both, doesn't request a BA or a TEFL, from 13 usd to 17 usd per hour, most likely will not give you enough hours to make a proper living, you'll need a second job, but it's a good place to start, specially if u don't have experience yet, teaching children, teenagers and adults)
Both ILA and VUS pay per hour but they'll offer you enough hours to get a proper income (average: 1900 usd after tax). Get ready to work on weekends though.
To work in any of these schools you need to hold a BA and a TEFL certificate (except for AMA).
To apply for a work permit you need to hold a BA, a TEFL and a criminal background check (be careful, it's only valid for 6 months, you need to apply for the WP before it expires).
All documents must be translated (if not in English), stamped by your Ministry of International Affairs or Embassy and stamped by any Vietnamese Embassy. After 6 months living in Vietnam you can ask for a Vietnamese criminal record and no longer need one from your country, but it will only be accepted if you are on a tourist visa and not on a business visa)
All documents must be translated (if not in English), stamped by your Ministry of International Affairs or Embassy and stamped by any Vietnamese Embassy. After 6 months living in Vietnam you can ask for a Vietnamese criminal record and no longer need one from your country, but it will only be accepted if you are on a tourist visa and not on a business visa)
About expenses it all depends on your lifestyle. My lifestyle as an expat is average. I live by myself in a nice serviced one bedroom flat 15 minutes walk from downtown (between district 5 and 1). That's my main luxury. I pay 400 usd a month for rent plus electricity.
If you don't mind sharing you can get an average room in an expat house for 250 plus bills (around 30 usd).
If you don't mind living far from the center you can find better deals.
My expat friends live in district 1 (downtown), district 5 (border with district 1, pretty close), district 3 (border with district 1), district 7 (10 to 20 minutes drive to the city center) and district 2 (15 to 25 min drive to the city center).
I rent a motorbike for 60 usd a month. If you are staying here for at least 6 months its worth it to buy an used one. Prices start from 250usd for a manual, 350 for an automatic...
I spend an average of 900 usd, but if you are sharing and really want to save money, you can easily do it for 700usd a month or less if you are a couple sharing a bedroom.
What to bring:
Teaching clothes. Shoes, sandals, specially if bigger than 42 for men and 38 for women. Even if you can find something it would be expensive or if not the quality will be shit.
Girls: Bring underware! Bring bras! Could never find anything bigger than 34B. Bring bikinis too. Tones of them!
Any kind of beauty products. Everything here has whitening and good brands are double price than back home. I brought 4 jars of facial moisturizer, 2 big bottles of suncream, bronze powder and parfum. Make up remover, cleansing wipes, mascara, eyeliner, all that you can find in The Guardian.
Meds. If you want the real deal or something specific, bring it with you.
Sunblock. Way too expensive here.
Spices if you are planning to cook. Here they just don't taste the same way, not even the ones from the import store.
Condoms. This might sound ridiculous but all my friends complain about the quality here. And Im talking about the same brands you can find back home They are smaller and break easily.
If you don't mind sharing you can get an average room in an expat house for 250 plus bills (around 30 usd).
If you don't mind living far from the center you can find better deals.
My expat friends live in district 1 (downtown), district 5 (border with district 1, pretty close), district 3 (border with district 1), district 7 (10 to 20 minutes drive to the city center) and district 2 (15 to 25 min drive to the city center).
I rent a motorbike for 60 usd a month. If you are staying here for at least 6 months its worth it to buy an used one. Prices start from 250usd for a manual, 350 for an automatic...
I spend an average of 900 usd, but if you are sharing and really want to save money, you can easily do it for 700usd a month or less if you are a couple sharing a bedroom.
What to bring:
Teaching clothes. Shoes, sandals, specially if bigger than 42 for men and 38 for women. Even if you can find something it would be expensive or if not the quality will be shit.
Girls: Bring underware! Bring bras! Could never find anything bigger than 34B. Bring bikinis too. Tones of them!
Any kind of beauty products. Everything here has whitening and good brands are double price than back home. I brought 4 jars of facial moisturizer, 2 big bottles of suncream, bronze powder and parfum. Make up remover, cleansing wipes, mascara, eyeliner, all that you can find in The Guardian.
Meds. If you want the real deal or something specific, bring it with you.
Sunblock. Way too expensive here.
Spices if you are planning to cook. Here they just don't taste the same way, not even the ones from the import store.
Condoms. This might sound ridiculous but all my friends complain about the quality here. And Im talking about the same brands you can find back home They are smaller and break easily.
| HOUSING (1 BEDROOM FLAT DOWNTOWN) | 400 USD | ||
| ELECTRICITY (AIRCON ON AT NIGHT) | 60 USD | ||
| MOTORBIKE (RENT) | 60 USD | ||
| LIVING | 380 USD | ||
| TOTAL | 900 USD | ||
| PRICES IN VND | |||||||||||
| 31/03/2014 | 01/04/2014 | 02/04/14 | 03/04/2014 | 04/04/2014 | |||||||
| GAS (BIKE) | 100 | LUNCH | 30 | COOPMART | 120 | SWIMMING POOL | 35 | SWIMMING POOL | 35 | ||
| 10 PACKS | 200 | 1 KG TOMATOES | 15 | 100G CHEESE,SOY YOGURTS | LUNCH | 30 | LUNCH | 70 | |||
| (SMOKES) | 1 KG ONIONS | 20 | 2 CHOCOLATES, TOFU | DINNER | 80 | COCONUT WATER | 12 | ||||
| 1 KG MANGOS | 20 | 1 KG PAPAYA | 20 | CORN (2) | 12 | PARKING | 6 | 2 DRAGON FRUIT | 50 | ||
| FLOWERS | 30 | DRINKS | 70 | FRUITSHAKE | 12 | ORGANIC MARKET (LUXURY) |
120 | COCKTAIL(LUXURY) | 135 | ||
| WATER (5LT) | 20 | PARKING | 3 | DINNER | 80 | (AB TOWERS) | |||||
| 370 | 158 | 224 | 271 | 302 | |||||||
| 05/04/14 | 06/04/14 | 07/04/2014 | 08/04/2014 | 09/04/2014 | |||||||
| PHARMACY | 65 | COCONUT WATER | 12 | SWIMMING POOL | 35 | FLOWERS | 30 | COOPMART | 200 | ||
| COOPMART | 130 | DINNER (LUXURY) | 300 | DRINK | 25 | 2 COCONUTS | 24 | OLIVE OIL | |||
| APPLE JUICE, COFFEE | (CIAO BELLA) | GUARDIAN | 80 | PAPAYA (1KG) | 20 | CORN (1) | 6 | ||||
| DISHWASHING LIQUID | COCKTAIL(LUXURY) | 240 | HAIR MASK | BANANAS (1KG) | 20 | FRUITSHAKE | 12 | ||||
| CHOCOLATE | (AB TOWERS) | MARKET-VEGGIES | 45 | DINNER | 40 | PARKING | 3 | ||||
| DRINKS | 50 | PARKING | 6 | DRINKS | 40 | ORGANIC STORE (LUXURY) | 100 | ||||
| 245 | 552 | 185 | 134 | 321 | |||||||
| 10/04/14 | 11/04/14 | 12/04/14 | 13/04/2014 | 14/04/2014 | |||||||
| 5 PACKS | 100 | SWIMMING POOL | 35 | IMPORT STORE | 205 | CIRCLE K | 20 | DINNER (LUXURY) | 500 | ||
| (SMOKES) | FLOWERS | 40 | ORGANIC PRODUCTS (LUXURY) |
TOP UP PHONE | 100 | (CIAO BELLA) | |||||
| FRUITSHAKE | 20 | VEGGIES | 29 | OLIVES, THAI CURRY | DINNER | 40 | |||||
| ABC BAKERY | 40 | 2 COCONUTS | 24 | PEANUT BUTTER | DRINKS | 120 | |||||
| PARKING | 4 | FRUITSHAKE | 12 | ||||||||
| GAS (BIKE) | 70 | CORN | 6 | ||||||||
| 234 | 128 | 217 | 280 | 500 | |||||||
| 1 USD = 21150.00 VND | |||
| BOOZE | |||
| SAIGON GREEN/RED IN THE CHEAP SEATS (BUI VIEN) | 12000 | ||
| TIGER IN THE CHEAP SEATS (BUI VIEN) | 20000 | ||
| SAIGON GREEN/RED IN AN EXPAT BAR (SPOTTED COW) | 20000 | ||
| TIGER DRAFT IN AN EXPAT/SPORTS BAR (UNIVERSAL) | 35000 | ||
| TIGER DRAFT IN AN EXPAT/TOURISTIC BAR (TNR) | 45000 | ||
| VODKA + SODA IN THE CHEAP SEATS (BUI VIEN) | 30000 | ||
| WHISKEY + COKE IN THE CHEAP SEATS (BUI VIEN) | 30000 | ||
| DAIQUIRI IN AN EXPAT/TOURISTIC BAR (TNR) | 55000 | ||
| DAIQUIRI IN AN EXPAT BAR (SPOTTED COW, THE VIEW) | 100000 | ||
| COCKTAILS IN FANCY PLACES | 200000 | ||
| COCKTAIL: CHILL SKY BAR, ½ PRICE DURING HAPPY HOUR | 135000 | ||
| BEER: CHILL SKY BAR, ½ PRICE DURING HAPPY HOUR | 70000 | ||
| STREET FOOD | |||
| VIETNAMESE SANDWICH: BANH MI (AROUND BUI VIEN) | 20000 | ||
| VIETNAMESE SANDWICH: BANH MI (OTHER DISTRICTS) | 12000 | ||
| FRUITSHAKE (AROUND BUI VIEN) | 25000 | ||
| FRUITSHAKE (OTHER DISTRICTS) | 15000 | ||
| ICED COFFEE WITH CONDENSED MILK: CAFE SUDA (BUI VIEN) | 12000 | ||
| ICED COFFEE WITH CONDENSED MILK: CAFE SUDA (OTHER) | 10000 | ||
| PHO/BUN | 35000 | ||
| COM TAN | 25000 | ||
| OTHER DISHES | 40000 | ||
| CHEAP RESTAURANTS | 40000 | ||
| AVERAGE RESTAURANTS (OR TOURISTIC) | 80000 | ||
| ORDER A PIZZA | 150000 | ||
| NICE RESTAURANTS (INDIAN, JAPANESE ETC) | 180000 | ||
| NICE RESTAURANTS (ITALIAN, FRENCH) | 250000 | ||
| SUPERMARKET | |||
| 12 EGGS | 25000 | ||
| 100 GRAMS OF EDAM OR GOUDA | 40000 | ||
| BUTTER | 50000 | ||
| BEANS (CAN) | 25000 | ||
| SPAGHETTI (ITALIAN) | 35000 | ||
| BROWN SUGAR (1KG) | 50000 | ||
| DECENT COFFEE (500GM) | 60000 | ||
| MILK 1LT (IMPORTED) | 50000 | ||
| VIETNAMESE MILK 1LT (DIFFERENT TASTE AND SWEET) | 25000 | ||
| 1 KG OF POTATOES | 30000 | ||
| 1 KG OF TOMATOES | 18000 | ||
| 1 KG OF ONIONS | 20000 | ||
| 1 KG OF CUCUMBER | 18000 | ||
| OLIVE OIL (1 LT) | 200000 | ||
| COOKIG OIL | 35000 | ||
| CHOCOLATE DOVE | 20000 | ||
| SNICKERS | 20000 | ||
| 200 G DARK CHOCOLATE | 50000 | ||
| CREAM (200MML) | 60000 | ||
| MARKET | |||
| COCONUT | 12000 | ||
| 1 KG OF MANGOS | 20000 | ||
| 1 KG OF PAPAYAS | 18000 | ||
| 1 KG WATERMELON | 10000 | ||
| 1KG MELON | 10000 | ||
| 1KG GUAVA | 20000 | ||
| 1 PINEAPPLE | 20000 | ||
| 1KG DRAGON FRUIT | 60000 | ||
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