Minsk vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2034
🏠 One person rent
$350
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$501
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
62
45
😀 Quality of life
67
54
🏙️ Population
1.99M
2.96M

The cost of living in Minsk is 12% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6834th and 6377th ($717 vs $816) 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 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 3775th and 5908th 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
$9.19
$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
22.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$9093

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Cities near Minsk

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 Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$429
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$660
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$596
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$658
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$671
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$666
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$663
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$667
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$468
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$527
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$473
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$469
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$532
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$664
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$461
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$519
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$419
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$530
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$653
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$672
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$567
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$645
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$655
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$435
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$452
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$710
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$681
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$533
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$467
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$673
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$661
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$457
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$450
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$654
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$639
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$838