Minsk vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$455
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$1536
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
59
93
😀 Quality of life
68
89
🏙️ Population
2M
2.36M

The cost of living in Minsk is 7% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6121st and 5651st ($924 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 4446th and 245th 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
$10.8
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473