Bishkek vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$431
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
44
59
😀 Quality of life
53
68
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 15% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6825th and 6121st ($789 vs $924) 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 0.2 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 6437th and 4446th 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
$6.87
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$14758

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

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