Chennai vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$151
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
79
59
😀 Quality of life
66
68
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2M

The cost of living in Chennai is 49% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8922nd and 6618th ($430 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in India and Belarus, respectively. Check India vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 5162nd and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Minsk

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Chennai Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.2
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$12897

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$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

Cities near Minsk

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