Kabul vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$211
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$692
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
33
59
😀 Quality of life
26
68
🏙️ Population
5.33M
2M

The cost of living in Kabul is 46% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8650th and 6121st ($504 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Afghanistan and Belarus, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 8929th and 4446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Minsk

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Kabul Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$14758

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$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853