Chennai vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$159
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
78
61
😀 Quality of life
65
69
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2M

The cost of living in Chennai is 40% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8898th and 6924th ($437 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.7 months in Minsk. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 5272nd and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$11271

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Distance City Cost of living
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$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879