Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 31.1% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,049
|
$9.90
BYN32.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,527
|
$5.33
BYN17.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,278
|
$0.85
BYN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,346
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
Hanoi
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,012
|
$3.74
BYN12.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,126
|
$3.09
BYN10.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
$1.45
BYN4.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,408
|
$1.94
BYN6.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,797
|
$0.67
BYN2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,066
|
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,990
|
$0.88
BYN2.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,342
|
$1.30
BYN4.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,225
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,548
|
$0.39
BYN1.28
|
|
pay 6.7% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,507
|
$3.70
BYN12.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,196
|
$19.80
BYN64.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,080,978,704
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,549.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,284
|
$3.17
BYN10.39
|
|
pay 14.2% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,180
|
$13.59
BYN44.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,612,007
|
$403.93
BYN1,325.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,250,468
|
$265.15
BYN869.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,463,016
|
$45.60
BYN149.59
|
|
pay 20.2% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,153,263
|
$464.49
BYN1,523.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫341,353,843
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,700.52
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,620
|
$1.24
BYN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,087
|
$1.77
BYN5.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
$1.90
BYN6.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫748,803
|
$36.75
BYN120.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫118,908
|
$4.75
BYN15.59
|
|
pay 33.2% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,118,813
|
$71.88
BYN235.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫894,264
|
$47.22
BYN154.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,396,169
|
$108.20
BYN354.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,366,142
|
$113.87
BYN373.55
|
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