Baku vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$320
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
48
62
😀 Quality of life
59
67
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.99M

The cost of living in Baku is 8% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6540th and 6834th ($776 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Belarus, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 5306th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.51
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$3.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

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