Ho Chi Minh vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$376
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
66
62
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.99M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 4% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6692nd and 6834th ($744 vs $717) 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 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 4277th and 3775th 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
$2.27
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$541
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

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