Bucharest vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$449
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
76
62
😀 Quality of life
77
67
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 48% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5593rd and 7206th ($961 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Belarus, respectively. Check Romania vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 703rd and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$3.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$5767

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$846
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$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760