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Hoi An vs Minsk

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Minsk edges it, 61 to 56, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Hoi An is stronger on visa ease; Minsk on getting there & around, internet. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 7.1 of 56 points (scores 64/100)Safety: 7.5 of 56 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 7.4 of 56 points (scores 67/100)Internet: 6.8 of 56 points (scores 62/100)Visa ease: 3.9 of 56 points (scores 35/100)Getting there & around: 5.6 of 56 points (scores 51/100)Climate: 1.9 of 56 points (scores 17/100)Air quality: 9.0 of 56 points (scores 81/100)Quality of life: 6.5 of 56 points (scores 58/100)56
Hoi An
out of 100

Lantern-lit old town with a beach and a slower Vietnam

Full Hoi An profile →Where to stay in Hoi An →
Safety: 8.3 of 61 points (scores 66/100)Healthcare: 8.9 of 61 points (scores 71/100)Internet: 9.0 of 61 points (scores 72/100)Visa ease: 3.0 of 61 points (scores 24/100)Getting there & around: 8.9 of 61 points (scores 72/100)Climate: 3.1 of 61 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 11.3 of 61 points (scores 91/100)Quality of life: 8.3 of 61 points (scores 67/100)61
Minsk
out of 100

Orderly Soviet-planned capital under sanctions and isolation

Full Minsk profile →Where to stay in Minsk →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricHoi AnMinsk
Cost of living64no data
Safety68 ✓66
Healthcare6771 ✓
Internet6272 ✓
Visa ease35 ✓24
Getting there & around5172 ✓
Climate1725 ✓
Air quality8191 ✓
Quality of life5867 ✓

Cost

MetricHoi AnMinsk
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$900no data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricHoi AnMinsk
Homicides per 100k1.91.53 ✓
Political stability (0–100)67.7 ✓62.6
UHC service coverage (0–100)7180 ✓
Life expectancy73.8 yrs ✓73.1 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricHoi AnMinsk
Download20.4 Mbps39.5 Mbps ✓
Upload20.4 Mbps24.2 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricHoi AnMinsk
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passporte-visa required ✓visa required
Entry, EU passport45 days ✓30 days
Entry, UK passport45 days ✓30 days

Getting there and around

MetricHoi AnMinsk
Non-stop airport destinations3640 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)44
Transit (1–5, editorial)15 ✓

Climate and air

MetricHoi AnMinsk
Comfortable months per year23 ✓
Annual mean PM2.513.4 µg/m³9.2 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Hoi An or Minsk?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Hoi An or Minsk safer?
Hoi An scores higher on safety (68 vs 66), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Hoi An or Minsk?
Minsk: a measured median of 39.5 Mbps versus 20.4 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.