Bangkok vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$434	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$813
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$692
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	89	59
😀 Quality of life	74	68
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 8% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5606th and 6121st ($996 vs $924) 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 0.7 months in Minsk. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 2044th and 4446th 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	$3.36	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$14758

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$676
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$608
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$477
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1434
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$669
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$974
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$355
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$527
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$938
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$881
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$445
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$859
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1258
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$589
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$928
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$982
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$835
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1114
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$1229
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$629
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$895
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$669
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1170
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$964
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$479
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$1060
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$1000
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$397
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$543
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$893
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$1023
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1254
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$591
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1205
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1374
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$938
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$853