Kaohsiung vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$339
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
81
62
😀 Quality of life
84
67
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 43% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5786th and 7206th ($932 vs $649) 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 1.2 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 320th and 3890th 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
$3.13
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760