Bishkek vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$347
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
43
62
😀 Quality of life
53
67
🏙️ Population
1.12M
2M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 0.5% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7174th and 7206th ($653 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Belarus, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6097th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Minsk

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Bishkek Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

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