Bangkok vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$1874
🏠 One person rent
$416
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
89
61
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
5.68M
1.99M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 29% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5822nd and 6769th ($941 vs $727) 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 0.8 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 1221st and 3750th 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
$2.97
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$10220

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BangkokMinsk

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$717
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$753
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$715
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$595
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$641
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$743
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$781
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$752
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$656
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$685
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$576
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$677
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$573
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$537
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$644
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$568
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$777
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$569
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$610
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$543
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$705
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1163
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$563
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$596
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$836
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$519
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$513
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$705
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$721
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$691
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$650

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850