Nannies & Housekeepers

Apart from housing, your house help may be one of the bigger decisions you make when you arrive. 

For around $200 - $500 USD per month, you can have a local woman come for a few days a week or every day to do the following: clean your kitchen, floors, and bathrooms, do your laundry and ironing, clean your room and make your bed, do your grocery shopping and other shopping, and cook whatever you tell her to (or let her choose). She can also assist you with paying bills, running errands, anything you can think of. She may also help with childcare, or you may choose to hire a Nanny.

Depending on what's included in your lease, your building might have cleaners who come a couple days per week for basic cleaning, in which case, you will need to decide if you want to hire a nanny, cook, house manager, etc.

House Managers who speak good English often cost more. Ones that don't often have a friend you can text, when necessary, to translate for them, or you can use translation apps on your phone.

When teachers leave, they leave us with references for their house help. This keeps good, trustworthy people in the UNIS family. A house manager can be a welcome luxury and a great resource to help you navigate your new life in Hanoi!

Here's a Sheet with some recommendations of UNIS staff. When you arrive you can begin to reach out and set up interviews.

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