Hanoi vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$282
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$599
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
71
62
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
8.25M
2M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 3% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7372nd and 7206th ($631 vs $649) 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 4592nd and 3890th 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
$2.04
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760