Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 11.1% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 35.4% less for restaurants
Minsk
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
BYN24.98
|
$1.96
₫50,019
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
BYN15.99
|
$5.32
₫135,552
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
$0.46
₫11,657
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.28
₫7,024
|
|
pay 59.8% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
$1.01
₫25,785
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
BYN10.04
|
$4.78
₫121,739
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
BYN8.54
|
$5.22
₫132,884
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
$1.69
₫42,998
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
BYN5.50
|
$1.68
₫42,730
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
$1.60
₫40,688
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
$0.46
₫11,833
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$0.76
₫19,407
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
$0.47
₫12,057
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.44
₫11,309
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
$0.58
₫14,747
|
|
pay 37.2% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.08
|
$3.48
₫88,496
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
BYN51.01
|
$7.86
₫200,076
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,572.15
BYN57,453.77
|
$39,295.00
₫1,000,381,922
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
BYN11.69
|
$5.34
₫136,052
|
|
pay 3.5% less for housing
Minsk
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
BYN35.05
|
$8.56
₫217,978
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.93
BYN1,405.69
|
$339.65
₫8,646,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.96
BYN846.68
|
$203.41
₫5,178,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
BYN137.51
|
$62.58
₫1,593,085
|
|
pay 50.9% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.69
BYN992.95
|
$240.68
₫6,127,339
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,704.58
BYN18,651.66
|
$12,685.27
₫322,944,721
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
$0.98
₫25,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
BYN5.25
|
$1.87
₫47,618
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
$1.38
₫35,013
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.28
BYN102.26
|
$24.74
₫629,786
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.58
BYN14.99
|
$4.72
₫120,046
|
|
pay 27.7% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
BYN214.40
|
$31.89
₫811,771
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.29
BYN138.26
|
$26.96
₫686,267
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
BYN328.69
|
$83.38
₫2,122,805
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.89
BYN326.59
|
$93.95
₫2,391,746
|
|
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