Doha vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
44
61
😀 Quality of life
82
69
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2M

The cost of living in Doha is 152% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 2509th and 6924th ($1849 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Belarus, respectively. Check Qatar vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 608th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Minsk

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Doha Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$11271

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

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