Cost of living comparison

Vientiane, Laos

compared to

Minsk, Belarus

Minsk vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Minsk is 9.0% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Minsk
Groceries: pay 26.8% less in Minsk
Transportation: pay 54.4% less in Minsk
Housing: pay 34.2% less in Minsk
Childcare: pay 0.7% more in Minsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% more in Minsk
Clothing: pay 42.5% more in Minsk

The cost of restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Minsk are more expensive than in Vientiane. Expenses including transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in Minsk. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Minsk.

Minsk vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Minsk instead of Vientiane, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Minsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK42,850	$9.11 BYN29.83	+359.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,275	$5.16 BYN16.91	+73.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,428	$0.74 BYN2.42	+39.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,143	$0.46 BYN1.52	+9.8%
Average			+120.7%

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pay 26.8% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Minsk
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,711	$0.56 BYN1.84	-38.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK296,479	$3.06 BYN10.01	-77.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK138,748	$2.78 BYN9.10	-56.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK37,835	$1.29 BYN4.21	-26.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK63,773	$1.74 BYN5.71	-40.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK19,060	$0.50 BYN1.64	-43.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,640	$0.74 BYN2.44	+51.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK19,956	$0.78 BYN2.55	-15.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,877	$0.98 BYN3.21	+64.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,689	$0.19 BYN0.63	-73.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,900	$0.28 BYN0.92	-38.3%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 54.4% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Minsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK108,149	$2.80 BYN9.16	-44.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,064,059	$15.51 BYN50.77	-68.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK612,286,620	$17,466.62 BYN57,181.64	-38.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK241,675	$3.72 BYN12.19	-66.7%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 34.2% less for housing

	Vientiane	Minsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK241,470	$10.42 BYN34.12	-6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,568,384	$468.79 BYN1,534.72	-45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,770,772	$299.22 BYN979.57	-61.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,173,734	$41.67 BYN136.40	-23.3%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 0.7% more for childcare

	Vientiane	Minsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,189,593	$301.24 BYN986.18	-9.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK199,967,212	$10,252.74 BYN33,565.08	+10.8%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Minsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,502	$1.43 BYN4.69	+51.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,323	$1.69 BYN5.52	+12.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,280	$1.82 BYN5.97	+14.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,074,969	$31.67 BYN103.68	-36.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK75,728	$4.56 BYN14.92	+30.0%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 42.5% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Minsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,855,581	$62.57 BYN204.85	-27.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,358,961	$47.40 BYN155.17	-24.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,238,125	$106.39 BYN348.29	+85.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK896,427	$97.82 BYN320.23	+135.8%
Average			+42.5%

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