Baku vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$1874
🏠 One person rent
$316
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
49
61
😀 Quality of life
60
67
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.99M

The cost of living in Baku is 5% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6590th and 6769th ($766 vs $727) 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 5270th and 3750th 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
$8.9
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$936
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6252
$10220

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$707
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$634
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$676
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$608
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$627
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$618
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$618
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$607
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$827
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$967
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$622
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$961
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$534
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$535
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$552
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$573
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$658
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$576
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$553
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$767
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$660
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$466
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$813
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1094
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1016
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1199
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$573
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$697
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$618
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1081
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1071
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$419
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$833
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$608
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$557
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$458
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$990
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$645

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850