Islamabad vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$213
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$632
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
70
59
😀 Quality of life
50
68
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 45% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8843rd and 6618th ($464 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Belarus, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6696th and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Minsk

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Islamabad Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$12897

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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882