Bangkok vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$425
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
89
62
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
5.68M
1.99M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 39% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5738th and 6834th ($994 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Belarus, respectively. Check Thailand vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 1355th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Minsk

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Bangkok Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

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