Chennai vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$159
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
78
62
😀 Quality of life
66
67
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.99M

The cost of living in Chennai is 40% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8907th and 6834th ($433 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in India and Belarus, respectively. Check India vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 4094th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
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$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

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