Chennai vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$142
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
79
59
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2M

The cost of living in Chennai is 56% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8947th and 6121st ($409 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in India and Belarus, respectively. Check India vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 5131st and 4446th 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
$2.12
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$14758

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$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853