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Lao Cai — Zone IV · 2026-11-13

Wage jurisdiction

Statutory Zone IV 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

28h 55m

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

Time, made visible1 bar = 8 hours

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

Behind the number

Monthly USD price: $20
Hourly minimum wage: VND 17,800
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
Claude · Available
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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 IV. 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	29.121348314607	3
2026-09-29	29.111235955056	1
2026-09-30	29.115730337079	2
2026-10-02	29.161797752809	1
2026-10-03	29.155056179775	1
2026-10-04	29.14606741573	1
2026-10-05	29.155056179775	1
2026-10-07	29.148314606742	1
2026-10-08	29.138202247191	1
2026-10-09	29.05393258427	1
2026-10-10	29.05393258427	1
2026-10-11	29.051685393258	1
2026-10-12	29.048314606742	1
2026-10-13	29.066292134831	1
2026-10-14	29.049438202247	1
2026-10-15	29.04606741573	1
2026-10-16	29.019101123596	1
2026-10-17	29.019101123596	1
2026-10-18	29.019101123596	1
2026-10-19	29.038202247191	1
2026-10-20	29.023595505618	1
2026-10-21	29.019101123596	1
2026-10-22	29.012359550562	1
2026-10-26	28.993258426966	1
2026-10-27	28.995505617978	1
2026-10-29	28.977528089888	1
2026-10-30	28.950561797753	1
2026-10-31	28.949438202247	1
2026-11-01	28.95393258427	1
2026-11-02	28.948314606742	1
2026-11-03	28.930337078652	1
2026-11-05	28.878651685393	1
2026-11-08	28.81797752809	1
2026-11-10	28.802247191011	1
2026-11-11	28.844943820225	1
2026-11-12	28.922471910112	1

Monthly plans

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Plan	USD/month	Hours	Service availability
ChatGPT Go	8	11h 34m	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	28h 55m	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	289h 13m	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	28h 55m	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	144h 37m	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	7h 13m	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	28h 54m	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	144h 36m	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	289h 13m	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	43h 23m	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	144h 37m	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	27h 29m	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	56h 24m	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	143h 10m	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	287h 47m	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	723h 04m	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-LCA-ZONE-IV · verified 2026-09-28

Decree 293/2025/ND-CP, Article 3: Zone IV, VND 17800/hour from January 1, 2026. Official appendix location list (Vietnamese administrative names retained): - Vùng IV, gồm các xã, phường còn lại.

Observation VN-LCA-ZONE-IV-2026-01-01-17800. Source vn-decree-293. Approved 2026-09-28.

Approved wage changes

What changed, and when.

Effective / reference date	Published rate	State
2026-01-01	17800 VND / hour	Published observation