Ho Chi Minh City indexes 74/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with deep manufacturing services, growing tech engineering, and a structurally young workforce.

• Talent index: 74/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
• Corporate tax: 20%.
• Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

TL;DR

• Talent index: 74/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
• Corporate tax: 20%.
• Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

Talent depth

Deep manufacturing services, growing tech engineering, and a structurally young workforce. Strong feed from VNU-HCM, RMIT Vietnam, and a deep network of technical universities. Vietnamese-only operating environment for most domestic tenants; English fluency growing in tech and international corporate.

Cost-to-locate

Total cost of locating in Ho Chi Minh City is the sum of rent, fit-out">fit-out, and salary delta vs. comparable markets. Use the City Comparator tool to benchmark Ho Chi Minh City against peer cities on a single normalised view.

Key facts

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Is Ho Chi Minh City a deep talent market for tech/finance?

Deep manufacturing services, growing tech engineering, and a structurally young workforce. Strong feed from VNU-HCM, RMIT Vietnam, and a deep network of technical universities. Vietnamese-only operating environment for most domestic tenants; English fluency growing in tech and international corporate.

Editorial provenance

Reviewed by Kenji Watanabe — APAC contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.

Primary sources for this page

• CBRE Marketview reports — CBRE
• JLL Office Insight — JLL
• Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat — Cushman & Wakefield
• Savills World Research — Savills
• Colliers Global Office Outlook — Colliers

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