Minsk vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$293
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$1657
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
62
95
😀 Quality of life
67
87
🏙️ Population
2M
2.6M

The cost of living in Minsk is 44% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7206th and 4516th ($649 vs $1169) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3890th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$19102

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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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589