Minsk vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$455
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$1768
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
59
94
😀 Quality of life
68
90
🏙️ Population
2M
2.43M

The cost of living in Minsk is 26% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6121st and 4646th ($924 vs $1248) 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 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 4446th and 178th 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
$10.8
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$16947

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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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612