Hanoi vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$302
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$549
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
72
61
😀 Quality of life
65
69
🏙️ Population
8.44M
2M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 11% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7418th and 6924th ($652 vs $735) 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 0.6 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 5259th and 4343rd 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
$1.9
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$11271

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879