Bishkek vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$398
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
44
61
😀 Quality of life
57
69
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 1% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6893rd and 6924th ($743 vs $735) 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 0.7 months in Minsk. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6164th and 4343rd 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
$6.84
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$11271

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475

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