Minsk vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$2080
🏠 One person rent
$408
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$322
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
47
😀 Quality of life
68
56
🏙️ Population
2M
2.96M

The cost of living in Minsk is 1% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6618th and 6652nd ($836 vs $827) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belarus and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Belarus vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 4692nd and 6254th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Tashkent

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Minsk Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$5.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$53.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
23.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$10127

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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 Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$736
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$609
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$562
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$585
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$635
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$590
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$619
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$653
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$553
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$561
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$653
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$679
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$521
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$692
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$477
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$505
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$447
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$484
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$533
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$735
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$549
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$621
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$702
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$513
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$436
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$757
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$503
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$484
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$454
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$616
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$580
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$429
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$457
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$575
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$565
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$866