Bucharest vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$496
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
76
62
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.99M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 45% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5404th and 6834th ($1036 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Romania and Belarus, respectively. Check Romania vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 642nd and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$900
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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