Hanoi vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$340
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$692
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
72
59
😀 Quality of life
67
68
🏙️ Population
8.72M
2M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 25% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7314th and 6121st ($694 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Vietnam and Belarus, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 4766th and 4446th 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
$2.09
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.37
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$5.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$14758

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853