Bangkok vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$465
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
89
59
😀 Quality of life
73
68
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 23% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5467th and 6618th ($1027 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Belarus, respectively. Check Thailand vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 2647th and 4692nd 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
$3.24
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$12897

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$789
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$833
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$788
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$656
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$710
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$838
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$874
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$846
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$784
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$768
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$562
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$763
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$575
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$585
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$621
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$845
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$571
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$593
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$581
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$764
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$782
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1056
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$612
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$587
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$882
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$530
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$501
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$629
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$760
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$780
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$592

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882