Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 1.4% cheaper than Belarus.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 28.6% less for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN19.57
|
$1.96
₫46,084
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN12.20
|
$4.91
₫115,288
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN1.90
|
$0.59
₫13,943
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.21
|
$0.38
₫9,025
|
|
pay 43.1% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.49
|
$1.11
₫25,957
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN8.24
|
$6.92
₫162,529
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN7.43
|
$5.46
₫128,191
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN3.39
|
$1.62
₫37,968
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN4.50
|
$1.78
₫41,831
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.47
|
$1.40
₫32,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.11
|
$0.52
₫12,220
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.23
|
$0.78
₫18,248
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN2.67
|
$0.49
₫11,606
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN0.88
|
$0.55
₫13,018
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN0.78
|
$0.54
₫12,660
|
|
pay 15.2% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN8.57
|
$4.05
₫95,116
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN41.42
|
$8.00
₫187,767
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN53,474.35
|
$40,523.11
₫951,482,571
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN14.74
|
$5.93
₫139,348
|
|
pay 11.5% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN31.53
|
$10.02
₫235,207
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN640.44
|
$364.76
₫8,564,661
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN415.84
|
$221.46
₫5,199,836
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN120.50
|
$41.86
₫982,805
|
|
pay 32.5% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN1,801.69
|
$226.70
₫5,323,021
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN24,751.72
|
$10,132.35
₫237,907,647
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN2.42
|
$0.94
₫21,979
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN4.22
|
$1.86
₫43,715
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN4.28
|
$1.29
₫30,243
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN73.98
|
$24.96
₫586,145
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN10.70
|
$3.86
₫90,618
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN156.28
|
$33.66
₫790,387
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN93.45
|
$29.49
₫692,439
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN207.14
|
$90.06
₫2,114,549
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN234.45
|
$106.00
₫2,488,838
|
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