Ho Chi Minh vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$370
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
67
59
😀 Quality of life
71
68
🏙️ Population
14M
2M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 21% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7123rd and 6121st ($726 vs $924) 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 0.7 months in Minsk. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 3396th and 4446th 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
$2.1
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$14758

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Distance City Cost of living
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$522
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586

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