Islamabad vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$198
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$641
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
67
62
😀 Quality of life
49
67
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.99M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 39% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8895th and 6834th ($439 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Belarus, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6293rd and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.51
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$3.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
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$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397

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