Hanoi vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$290
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$641
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
71
62
😀 Quality of life
63
67
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.99M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 10% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7305th and 6834th ($648 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Belarus, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 4684th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Minsk

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Hanoi Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.03
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795