Cost of Air Conditioners in Vietnam?

[Matt_Stevens 5]

What do air conditioners cost in Vietnam? What price range? Here in the USA it's easy to get models starting at 89.99, but my wife is saying her brother had to spend near $400 on one the other day and that the cheapest start around $300.

Is that possible or is my wife delusional?

[lindal24 1]

What do air conditioners cost in Vietnam? What price range? Here in the USA it's easy to get models starting at 89.99, but my wife is saying her brother had to spend near $400 on one the other day and that the cheapest start around $300.

Is that possible or is my wife delusional?

400,000 dong...not $400.00 USD. If you go to Metro, they have a variety of models available ranging from 300,000 to 900,000 ($50.00 USD).

[Huong and Phung 0]

Actually that is correct. Where do you go to get an airconditioner for less than $100? The one in vn is pretty good and they range from $200--->. They also install the machine for you too. My wife just got it done and it cost around 6-7million vnd. because it includes a door because we have to get a new door, new window and close all of the little design on the wall. It's nice having airconditioner in vn. It's sucks when they cut off the power though so a power generator will be our next item. hahahahah Can't stop spending money to have a life like in America. hahahah

[ScottThuy 140]

What do air conditioners cost in Vietnam? What price range? Here in the USA it's easy to get models starting at 89.99, but my wife is saying her brother had to spend near $400 on one the other day and that the cheapest start around $300.

Is that possible or is my wife delusional?

Its very possible... All technology that is imported has a VAT tacked on... anything from a camera to a TV to an AC unit (usually not like the ones you are used to) can cost at a minimum 2 times what we pay here.. If supply is low the price will be even higher especially in the summer season.

[BinhJerome 14]

That seems correct. In america we get a simple window unit, in Vietnam their ac's are much different, a lot better. They usually are installed as well. Binh's brother just bought a Samsung ac unit, I will ask her later the price, but I think it cost about $400. Remember it is much hotter and humid in Vietnam and most buildings are concrete.

Jerome

[Matt_Stevens 5]

What a p!sser. We are kinda broke right now, but could easily send them $150 or so, but $400... No, not right now.

[BinhJerome 14]

What a p!sser. We are kinda broke right now, but could easily send them $150 or so, but $400... No, not right now.

They are your family, send them what you can when you can they will understand.

Jerome

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Actually that is correct. Where do you go to get an airconditioner for less than $100? The one in vn is pretty good and they range from $200--->. They also install the machine for you too. My wife just got it done and it cost around 6-7million vnd. because it includes a door because we have to get a new door, new window and close all of the little design on the wall. It's nice having airconditioner in vn. It's sucks when they cut off the power though so a power generator will be our next item. hahahahah Can't stop spending money to have a life like in America. hahahah

That's true. Most of the homes weren't designed for indoor heating or air conditioning. The doors and windows aren't sealed, and the walls often have louvered vents in them. It's also not often practical to use a window style air conditioner. It's an advertisement to thieves that the homeowner may have something of value inside (since they spent the money on an air conditioner), and they just kick the air conditioner through the window. Even the hotels usually use the two piece type, with a heat pump mounted outside, and a heat exchanger mounted on the wall inside, and two pipes going through the wall to connect the two.

I looked into the cost of fitting my fiancee's home with an air conditioner for the front room, including the construction necessary to seal the room. We got quotes ranging from $1200 to $4000, depending on the BTU capacity of the heat pump, the brand of the unit, and whether the installer knew there was an American paying for it.

Phuong noticed that the temperature inside the house dropped by 10 degrees F when it was raining, even though the temperature outside was the same as when it wasn't raining. She correctly concluded that the water on the tin roof was cooling the house, making it act a little less like an oven. She asked a contractor to run a PVC pipe across the roof with a bunch of small holes in it. On hot days when it's not raining (yeah, they actually have a few of those in Hue) she can turn on a spigot and "drip cool" the house! She had it installed in June, and showed it to me last month. It ain't an air conditioner, but it really does make a noticeable difference.

She had enough money left to pave the driveway (no more feeling around for the stones on dark rainy nights), and put in a WESTERN STYLE TOILET!

[BinhJerome 14]

Binh just told me it was 10 million for the one her brother put in or about $600 usd

[NQT1976 1]

What do air conditioners cost in Vietnam? What price range? Here in the USA it's easy to get models starting at 89.99, but my wife is saying her brother had to spend near $400 on one the other day and that the cheapest start around $300.

Is that possible or is my wife delusional?

you don't trust your wife, why marry her ?

[BinhJerome 14]

What do air conditioners cost in Vietnam? What price range? Here in the USA it's easy to get models starting at 89.99, but my wife is saying her brother had to spend near $400 on one the other day and that the cheapest start around $300.

Is that possible or is my wife delusional?

you don't trust your wife, why marry her ?

I do not think it is a trust issue I think it was more of a issue if we knew a different place to get one cheaper or that he might have mis understood her.

Jerome

[Huong and Phung 0]

What do air conditioners cost in Vietnam? What price range? Here in the USA it's easy to get models starting at 89.99, but my wife is saying her brother had to spend near $400 on one the other day and that the cheapest start around $300.

Is that possible or is my wife delusional?

you don't trust your wife, why marry her ?

I agree with Jerome. It's not trusting or not it's smart shopping. My wife usually asks of my thought before making her mind about things. She asks me before doing the air conditioner.

[lindal24 1]

I asked my husband and he did mentioned that he believed they were 6-7 trieu...so yea, pretty expensive. But my mom just had one put in our house over there for my grandma and she only paid $200...IDK.

And I wouldn't say at the OP doesn't trust his wife, that does seem like a steep price if we're not familiar with the cost of things in a country where everything sounds inexpensive...

[Kevin&Loan 0]

Folks,

Remember the old saying "You get what you pay for" ... I have not seen an AC unit that cost less than 100 bucks in VN but I am sure there are plenty of them out there that says "Made In China". Typical price for a decent unit costs around 300 bucks or more.

And don't blame Matt on being skeptical. He just lost his job and his wife's brother is asking for 400 bucks. That is just bad timing if you ask me. I am sure I would do the same if I were him.

[Huong and Phung 0]

I asked my husband and he did mentioned that he believed they were 6-7 trieu...so yea, pretty expensive. But my mom just had one put in our house over there for my grandma and she only paid $200...IDK.

And I wouldn't say at the OP doesn't trust his wife, that does seem like a steep price if we're not familiar with the cost of things in a country where everything sounds inexpensive...

I wouldn't say that. Imagine getting a Daewoo or a Huyndai accent for $26,000 usd and laptop for $2,000usd and not to mention the decent cell phone selling at 10million dong. Anything electronics are expensive in vietnam. Imagine the 200% tax that they have to suffer when import these items and the citizen have to pay for it. Who would buy a Daewoo or a Huyndai for that much money? I wouldn't drive those car if I don't have to. Yuk.