Kaohsiung vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$342
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
81
62
😀 Quality of life
83
67
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.99M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 30% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6046th and 6834th ($932 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and Belarus, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 389th and 3775th 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
$3.76
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$10290

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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