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
BYN25.01
|
$1.96
₫48,286
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
BYN16.00
|
$5.32
₫130,855
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
$0.46
₫11,253
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.28
₫6,780
|
|
pay 59.8% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
$1.01
₫24,892
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
BYN10.05
|
$4.78
₫117,520
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
BYN8.55
|
$5.22
₫128,280
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
$1.69
₫41,508
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
BYN5.51
|
$1.68
₫41,249
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
$1.60
₫39,278
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
$0.46
₫11,423
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$0.76
₫18,735
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.47
|
$0.47
₫11,639
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.44
₫10,917
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
$0.58
₫14,236
|
|
pay 37.2% more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$3.48
₫85,429
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
BYN51.06
|
$7.86
₫193,143
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,572.15
BYN57,512.67
|
$39,295.00
₫965,716,435
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
BYN11.70
|
$5.34
₫131,337
|
|
pay 3.5% less for housing
|
Minsk
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
BYN35.09
|
$8.56
₫210,425
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.93
BYN1,407.13
|
$339.65
₫8,347,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.96
BYN847.55
|
$203.41
₫4,999,003
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
BYN137.65
|
$62.58
₫1,537,881
|
|
pay 50.9% more for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.69
BYN993.97
|
$240.68
₫5,915,013
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,704.58
BYN18,670.78
|
$12,685.27
₫311,753,959
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
$0.98
₫24,143
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
BYN5.26
|
$1.87
₫45,968
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
$1.38
₫33,800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.28
BYN102.37
|
$24.74
₫607,962
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.58
BYN15.00
|
$4.72
₫115,886
|
|
pay 27.7% less for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
BYN214.62
|
$31.89
₫783,642
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.29
BYN138.40
|
$26.96
₫662,487
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
BYN329.03
|
$83.38
₫2,049,245
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.89
BYN326.93
|
$93.95
₫2,308,867
|
|
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