My brother has a desire to move to Vietnam or Thailand from the US. If he moves to Vietnam, it would be Hanoi or HCMC. He is currently 50 and single.
He has 350,000 USD saved up. Assuming a 5 percent return on his money. He would make around $17,500 USD a year on interest. That is what he would try to live off of.
Would this be considered lower class or middle class in Vietnam? What kind of lifestyle are you able to live with this? If you are from the US, please give a reference of how you would live comparatively.