Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 25.1% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 15.4% less for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
BYN25.08
|
$2.06
₫48,141
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
BYN13.30
|
$4.84
₫112,942
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BYN2.23
|
$0.58
₫13,580
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
BYN1.33
|
$0.39
₫9,096
|
|
pay 66.0% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.44
BYN1.49
|
$0.90
₫20,991
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
BYN8.97
|
$7.20
₫168,169
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.19
BYN7.43
|
$5.41
₫126,440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.08
BYN3.66
|
$1.42
₫33,267
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.39
BYN4.70
|
$1.65
₫38,624
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
BYN1.83
|
$1.25
₫29,146
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BYN2.31
|
$0.50
₫11,620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
BYN2.20
|
$0.72
₫16,929
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
BYN3.51
|
$0.43
₫10,049
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BYN0.90
|
$0.55
₫12,872
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.85
|
$0.47
₫11,025
|
|
pay 80.3% more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.45
BYN8.29
|
$4.22
₫98,459
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BYN51.84
|
$7.61
₫177,802
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,398.01
BYN52,171.03
|
$41,229.46
₫962,855,151
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.37
BYN8.03
|
$5.48
₫127,937
|
|
pay 9.1% more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.66
BYN36.13
|
$10.34
₫241,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.84
BYN1,202.26
|
$370.83
₫8,660,137
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.98
BYN830.05
|
$231.89
₫5,415,472
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.96
BYN111.67
|
$46.24
₫1,079,874
|
|
pay 19.4% more for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.11
BYN1,382.75
|
$170.02
₫3,970,476
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,340.67
BYN18,095.07
|
$10,518.96
₫245,655,321
|
|
pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
BYN3.01
|
$0.90
₫21,133
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
BYN4.46
|
$1.83
₫42,627
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.33
BYN4.51
|
$1.33
₫31,156
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.81
BYN84.06
|
$23.21
₫542,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
BYN10.10
|
$3.82
₫89,151
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.13
BYN159.67
|
$36.93
₫862,358
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.30
BYN116.23
|
$35.21
₫822,265
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.80
BYN260.23
|
$92.94
₫2,170,558
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.22
BYN268.41
|
$89.47
₫2,089,331
|
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