Minsk vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$350
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$1789
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
62
95
😀 Quality of life
67
86
🏙️ Population
1.99M
2.6M

The cost of living in Minsk is 38% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6834th and 4715th ($717 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belarus and Taiwan, respectively. Check Belarus vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3775th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Taipei

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Minsk Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$18424

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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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605