Minsk vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$293
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$1180
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
62
93
😀 Quality of life
67
86
🏙️ Population
2M
2.29M

The cost of living in Minsk is 25% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7206th and 6163rd ($649 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 3890th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$13937

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716