Minsk vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$350
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$1084
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
62
93
😀 Quality of life
67
83
🏙️ Population
1.99M
2.33M

The cost of living in Minsk is 17% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6834th and 6227th ($717 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 3775th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691