Bishkek vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$376
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
43
62
😀 Quality of life
51
67
🏙️ Population
1.15M
1.99M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 1% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6863rd and 6834th ($710 vs $717) 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 6133rd and 3775th 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
$5.93
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795