Dhaka vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1874
🏠 One person rent	$118	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$251
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$686
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	72	61
😀 Quality of life	54	67
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.99M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 41% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8899th and 6769th ($430 vs $727) 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 0.6 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 5971st and 3750th 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	$1.89	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$10220

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$570
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$517
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$438
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1261
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$474
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$936
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$300
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$435
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$843
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$850
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$385
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$847
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1150
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$440
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$950
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$761
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1016
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$935
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$479
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$840
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$469
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1025
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$953
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$433
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$964
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$933
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$394
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$510
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$804
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$882
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1113
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$549
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1107
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1299
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$835
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$850