Dhaka vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1821
🏠 One person rent	$121	$350
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$641
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	72	62
😀 Quality of life	54	67
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.99M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 40% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8916th and 6834th ($428 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Belarus, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 5968th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Minsk

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	Dhaka	Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$10290

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

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