Ho Chi Minh vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$409
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
67
59
😀 Quality of life
69
68
🏙️ Population
14M
2M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 9% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6919th and 6618th ($762 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Belarus, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 4450th and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Minsk

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Ho Chi Minh Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$12897

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Distance City Cost of living
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$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882