Bangkok vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$405
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
89
62
😀 Quality of life
75
67
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 39% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5960th and 7206th ($902 vs $649) 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 1087th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$5767

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

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