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Ho Chi Minh City — Zone I · 2026-11-13

Wage jurisdiction

Statutory Zone I only. The decree appendix lists the covered communes and wards; other zones in the same province have separate entries. Hanoi's capital wards, including Ba Dinh, are in Zone I.

Intelligence Hours Index

20h 11m

Gross minimum-wage work for one month of this subscription benchmark.

Time, made visible1 bar = 8 hours

2.52 workdays8h is a visual unit, not a legal working day.

Behind the number

Monthly USD price: $20
Hourly minimum wage: VND 25,500
Local currency per USD: 25741
Reference FX date: 2026-11-12
Wage effective / source-reference date: 2026-01-01
Last wage verification: 2026-09-28
Data status: stale
Service availability: Available
Sources & scope

ChatGPT · Available
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Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
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Gemini · Available
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Official support list Checked 2026-09-29

US list price · before taxes · gross minimum wage

Employees working under labour contracts and paid by the hour in statutory Zone I. The workplace's commune or ward determines the zone; this is not a province-wide rate.

Official hourly rate under Article 3; no monthly-hours conversion. Article 4 applies this floor to hourly-paid employees.

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Regional comparison

One country, local realities.

Only verified statutory values enter the ranking. Unverified regions and systems without a general minimum remain distinct.

Region	Hours of work	Hourly wage, local	Status
Hanoi — Zone I	20h 11m	25,500	stale
Quang Ninh — Zone I	20h 11m	25,500	stale
Hai Phong — Zone I	20h 11m	25,500	stale
Dong Nai — Zone I	20h 11m	25,500	stale
Tay Ninh — Zone I	20h 11m	25,500	stale
Ho Chi Minh City — Zone I	20h 11m	25,500	stale
Hanoi — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Lao Cai — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Quang Ninh — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Bac Ninh — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Thai Nguyen — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Phu Tho — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Thanh Hoa — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Nghe An — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Quang Tri — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Hue — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Da Nang — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Khanh Hoa — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Lam Dong — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Dong Nai — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Ho Chi Minh City — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Tay Ninh — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Dong Thap — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Vinh Long — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
An Giang — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Can Tho — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Hai Phong — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Hung Yen — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Ninh Binh — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Ca Mau — Zone II	22h 41m	22,700	stale
Cao Bang — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Tuyen Quang — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Dien Bien — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Lai Chau — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Son La — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Thai Nguyen — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Lang Son — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Quang Ninh — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Bac Ninh — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Lao Cai — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Phu Tho — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Ninh Binh — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Thanh Hoa — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Nghe An — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Ha Tinh — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Quang Tri — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Hue — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Da Nang — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Quang Ngai — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Gia Lai — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Khanh Hoa — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Dak Lak — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Lam Dong — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Dong Nai — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Ho Chi Minh City — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Tay Ninh — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Dong Thap — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Vinh Long — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
An Giang — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Can Tho — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Hai Phong — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Hung Yen — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Ca Mau — Zone III	25h 44m	20,000	stale
Cao Bang — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Tuyen Quang — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Dien Bien — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Lai Chau — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Son La — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Lang Son — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Quang Ninh — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Bac Ninh — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Lao Cai — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Thai Nguyen — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Phu Tho — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Ninh Binh — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Thanh Hoa — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Nghe An — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Ha Tinh — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Quang Tri — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Hue — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Da Nang — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Quang Ngai — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Gia Lai — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Khanh Hoa — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Dak Lak — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Lam Dong — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Dong Nai — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Tay Ninh — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Dong Thap — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Vinh Long — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
An Giang — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Hung Yen — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Can Tho — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale
Ca Mau — Zone IV	28h 55m	17,800	stale

Actual observations only

A history that starts with evidence.

Recorded data table

Date	Hours	Revision
2026-09-28	20.327843137255	3
2026-09-29	20.320784313725	1
2026-09-30	20.323921568627	2
2026-10-02	20.356078431373	1
2026-10-03	20.35137254902	1
2026-10-04	20.345098039216	1
2026-10-05	20.35137254902	1
2026-10-07	20.346666666667	1
2026-10-08	20.339607843137	1
2026-10-09	20.280784313725	1
2026-10-10	20.280784313725	1
2026-10-11	20.279215686275	1
2026-10-12	20.276862745098	1
2026-10-13	20.289411764706	1
2026-10-14	20.277647058824	1
2026-10-15	20.275294117647	1
2026-10-16	20.256470588235	1
2026-10-17	20.256470588235	1
2026-10-18	20.256470588235	1
2026-10-19	20.269803921569	1
2026-10-20	20.259607843137	1
2026-10-21	20.256470588235	1
2026-10-22	20.251764705882	1
2026-10-26	20.238431372549	1
2026-10-27	20.24	1
2026-10-29	20.227450980392	1
2026-10-30	20.20862745098	1
2026-10-31	20.207843137255	1
2026-11-01	20.210980392157	1
2026-11-02	20.207058823529	1
2026-11-03	20.194509803922	1
2026-11-05	20.158431372549	1
2026-11-08	20.116078431373	1
2026-11-10	20.105098039216	1
2026-11-11	20.134901960784	1
2026-11-12	20.189019607843	1

Monthly plans

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Plan	USD/month	Hours	Service availability
ChatGPT Go	8	8h 05m	Available Sources & scope ChatGPT · Available Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions. Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
ChatGPT Plus	20	20h 11m	Available Sources & scope ChatGPT · Available Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions. Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
ChatGPT Pro — More	200	201h 53m	Available Sources & scope ChatGPT · Available Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions. Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Claude Pro	20	20h 11m	Available Sources & scope Claude · Available Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions. Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Claude Max — 5×	100	100h 57m	Available Sources & scope Claude · Available Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions. Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Google AI Plus	4.99	5h 02m	Available Sources & scope Gemini · Available Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions. Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Google AI Pro	19.99	20h 11m	Available Sources & scope Gemini · Available Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions. Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Google AI Ultra — 5×	99.99	100h 56m	Available Sources & scope Gemini · Available Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions. Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Google AI Ultra — 20×	199.99	201h 53m	Available Sources & scope Gemini · Available Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions. Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
SuperGrok	30	30h 17m	Country access unconfirmed Sources & scope Grok · Country access unconfirmed We have not verified an official country-level support statement for this service. A working website or status page does not establish local access. Provider guidance
SuperGrok Plus	100	100h 57m	Country access unconfirmed Sources & scope Grok · Country access unconfirmed We have not verified an official country-level support statement for this service. A working website or status page does not establish local access. Provider guidance
Kimi Plus	19	19h 11m	Country access unconfirmed Sources & scope Kimi · Country access unconfirmed We have not verified an official country-level support statement for this service. A working website or status page does not establish local access. Provider guidance
Kimi Pro	39	39h 22m	Country access unconfirmed Sources & scope Kimi · Country access unconfirmed We have not verified an official country-level support statement for this service. A working website or status page does not establish local access. Provider guidance
Kimi Max	99	99h 56m	Country access unconfirmed Sources & scope Kimi · Country access unconfirmed We have not verified an official country-level support statement for this service. A working website or status page does not establish local access. Provider guidance
Kimi Ultra	199	200h 53m	Country access unconfirmed Sources & scope Kimi · Country access unconfirmed We have not verified an official country-level support statement for this service. A working website or status page does not establish local access. Provider guidance
ChatGPT Pro 500	500	504h 44m	Available Sources & scope ChatGPT · Available Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions. Official support list Checked 2026-09-29

Source trail

Every input has a source.

ChatGPT pricing — OpenAI
Claude pricing — Anthropic
Google AI plans — United States — Google
Frankfurter v2 reference exchange rates — Frankfurter / contributing official institutions
Decree 293/2025/ND-CP — hourly minima and all 34 provincial wage-zone schedules — Government of Vietnam
ChatGPT supported countries — OpenAI
Where can I access Claude? — Anthropic
Where you can use the Gemini web app — Google

chatgpt-plus · verified 2026-09-28

ChatGPT Plus: USD 20 per month, regular monthly web subscription. Monthly billing / United States USD price selected on the official page. Promotions and annual equivalents excluded.

Observation chatgpt-plus-2026-09-28. Source openai-pricing. Approved 2026-09-28.

claude-pro · verified 2026-09-28

Claude Pro: USD 20 per month, regular monthly web subscription. Monthly billing / United States USD price selected on the official page. Promotions and annual equivalents excluded.

Observation claude-pro-2026-09-28. Source anthropic-pricing. Approved 2026-09-28.

google-ai-pro · verified 2026-09-28

Google AI Pro: USD 19.99 per month, regular monthly web subscription. Monthly billing / United States USD price selected on the official page. Promotions and annual equivalents excluded.

Observation google-ai-pro-2026-09-28. Source google-pricing. Approved 2026-09-28.

VN-HCM · verified 2026-09-28

Decree 293/2025/ND-CP, Article 3: Zone I, VND 25500/hour from January 1, 2026. Official appendix location list (Vietnamese administrative names retained): - Vùng I, gồm các phường Sài Gòn, Tân Định, Bến Thành, Cầu Ông Lãnh, Bàn Cờ, Xuân Hoà, Nhiêu Lộc, Xóm Chiếu, Khánh Hội, Vĩnh Hội, Chợ Quán, An Đông, Chợ Lớn, Bình Tây, Bình Phú, Bình Tiên, Phú Lâm, Tân Thuận, Phú Thuận, Tân Mỹ, Tân Hưng, Chánh Hưng, Phú Định, Bình Đông, Diên Hồng, Vườn Lài, Hoà Hưng, Minh Phụng, Bình Thới, Hoà Bình, Phú Thọ, Đông Hưng Thuận, Trung Mỹ Tây, Tân Thới Hiệp, Thới An, An Phú Đông, An Lạc, Tân Tạo, Bình Tân, Bình Trị Đông, Bình Hưng Hoà, Gia Định, Bình Thạnh, Bình Lợi Trung, Thạnh Mỹ Tây, Bình Quới, Hạnh Thông, An Nhơn, Gò Vấp, An Hội Đông, Thông Tây Hội, An Hội Tây, Đức Nhuận, Cầu Kiệu, Phú Nhuận, Tân Sơn Hoà, Tân Sơn Nhất, Tân Hoà, Bảy Hiền, Tân Bình, Tân Sơn, Tân Thạnh, Tân Sơn Nhì, Phú Thọ Hoà, Tân Phú, Phú Thạnh, Hiệp Bình, Thủ Đức, Tam Bình, Linh Xuân, Tăng Nhơn Phú, Long Bình, Long Phước, Long Trường, Cát Lái, Bình Trưng, Phước Long, An Khánh, Đông Hoà, Dĩ An, Tân Đông Hiệp, An Phú, Bình Hoà, Lái Thiêu, Thuận An, Thuận Giao, Thủ Dầu Một, Phú Lợi, Chánh Hiệp, Bình Dương, Hoà Lợi, Thới Hoà, Phú An, Tây Nam, Long Nguyên, Bến Cát, Chánh Phú Hoà, Vĩnh Tân, Bình Cơ, Tân Uyên, Tân Hiệp, Tân Khánh, Vũng Tàu, Tam Thắng, Rạch Dừa, Phước Thắng, Tân Hải, Tân Phước, Phú Mỹ, Tân Thành và các xã Vĩnh Lộc, Tân Vĩnh Lộc, Bình Lợi, Tân Nhựt Bình Chánh, Hưng Long, Bình Hưng, Củ Chi, Tân An Hội, Thái Mỹ, An Nhơn Tây, Nhuận Đức, Phú Hoà Đông, Bình Mỹ, Đông Thạnh, Hóc Môn, Xuân Thới Sơn, Bà Điểm, Nhà Bè, Hiệp Phước, Thường Tân, Bắc Tân Uyên, Phú Giáo, Phước Hoà, Phước Thành, An Long, Trừ Văn Thố, Bàu Bàng, Long Hoà, Thanh An, Dầu Tiếng, Minh Thạnh, Long Sơn, Châu Pha.

Observation VN-HCM-2026-01-01-25500. Source vn-decree-293. Approved 2026-09-28.

Approved wage changes

What changed, and when.

Effective / reference date	Published rate	State
2026-01-01	25500 VND / hour	Published observation