Bucharest vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$525
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
77
61
😀 Quality of life
81
69
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 52% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4913th and 6924th ($1116 vs $735) 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 1.2 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 646th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$11271

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$970
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$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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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