Kaohsiung vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1874
🏠 One person rent
$361
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
80
61
😀 Quality of life
83
67
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.99M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 32% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5750th and 6769th ($956 vs $727) 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 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 417th and 3750th 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
$3.82
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$10220

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850