Kaohsiung vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$353
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
80
59
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
2.71M
2M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 5% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5770th and 6121st ($971 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Belarus, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 281st and 4446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Minsk

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Kaohsiung Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$14758

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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