Ho Chi Minh vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$349
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
66
62
😀 Quality of life
66
67
🏙️ Population
10.4M
2M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 8% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6786th and 7206th ($702 vs $649) 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 4217th and 3890th 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
$1.85
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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