Baku vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$307
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
48
62
😀 Quality of life
59
67
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2M

The cost of living in Baku is 16% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6560th and 7206th ($753 vs $649) 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 5476th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$685
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$553
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$612
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$471
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$561
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$419
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$546
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$823
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$475
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$884
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$772
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$878
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$530
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$497
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$547
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$627
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1148
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$622
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$719
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$734
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$645
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$451
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$833
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$968
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1085
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1187
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$692
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$690
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$595
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$990
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$691
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$386
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$778
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$497
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$519
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$434
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$861
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$616

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760