Baku vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$340
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
50
61
😀 Quality of life
64
69
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2M

The cost of living in Baku is 8% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6681st and 6924th ($796 vs $735) 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 0.7 months in Minsk. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 5390th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.88
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6646
$11271

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$725
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$632
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$604
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$605
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$630
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$627
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$629
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$613
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$809
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$484
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$968
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$547
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$968
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$472
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$633
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$497
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$552
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$511
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$564
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$488
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$691
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$643
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$426
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$736
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1081
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1035
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1181
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$502
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$719
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$582
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1068
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1059
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$402
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$852
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$633
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$530
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1001
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$598

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879