Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 5.6% cheaper than Minsk.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
Minsk
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.33
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.39
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 29.1% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.23
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 31.4% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.09
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.66
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,222.69
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.35
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 15.2% less for housing
Minsk
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.37
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,319.02
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.82
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.90
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 1.0% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,516.77
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,599.91
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.21
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.00
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.52
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.73
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.19
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.32
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.82
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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