Bucharest vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$562
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
78
59
😀 Quality of life
84
68
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 24% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4877th and 6121st ($1148 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Romania and Belarus, respectively. Check Romania vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 482nd and 4446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Minsk

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Bucharest Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$14758

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

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