Minsk vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$408
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$1212
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
59
93
😀 Quality of life
68
87
🏙️ Population
2M
2.35M

The cost of living in Minsk is 11% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6618th and 6085th ($836 vs $941) 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 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4692nd and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Taoyuan

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Minsk Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464