Baku vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$378
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
50
59
😀 Quality of life
62
68
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2M

The cost of living in Baku is 7% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6524th and 6121st ($856 vs $924) 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 0.7 months in Baku compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 5591st and 4446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Minsk

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Baku Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$14758

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$774
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$663
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$595
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$634
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$652
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$649
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$631
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$708
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$490
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$990
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$480
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$988
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$447
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$676
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$461
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$611
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$452
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$624
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$429
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$726
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$679
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$401
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$769
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1104
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1053
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1205
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$444
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$743
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$565
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1096
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$374
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$872
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$732
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$516
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$359
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1027
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$572

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