Bangkok vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$424
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
89
61
😀 Quality of life
75
69
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 30% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5912th and 6924th ($958 vs $735) 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 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 1890th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.1
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.12
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.6
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5905
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2775
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.53
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.03
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.4
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$561
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13469
$11271

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$737
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$774
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$736
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$635
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$675
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$779
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$812
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$787
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$724
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$718
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$553
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$708
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$571
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$558
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$650
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$567
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$581
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$578
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$763
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$741
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1152
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$593
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$622
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$829
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$511
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$504
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$614
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$727
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$727
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$571

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879