Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 13.9% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
Belarus
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 56.0% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 35.2% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 12.9% more for housing
Belarus
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 45.2% more for childcare
Belarus
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
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