Bucharest vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$535
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$632
😷 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 36% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4935th and 6618th ($1138 vs $836) 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 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 508th and 4692nd 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
$11.9
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$12897

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882