Minsk vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$1937
🏠 One person rent
$293
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$418
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
62
45
😀 Quality of life
67
55
🏙️ Population
2M
2.86M

The cost of living in Minsk is 17% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 7206th and 6424th ($649 vs $785) 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 0.5 months in Tashkent. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 3890th and 5942nd 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
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$687
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
21.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$8199

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Cities near Minsk

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 Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$416
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$682
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$651
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$692
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$682
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$680
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$674
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$473
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$558
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$479
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$488
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$582
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$647
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$479
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$564
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$434
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$562
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$532
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$638
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$475
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$529
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$629
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$416
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$399
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$653
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$560
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$640
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$398
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$504
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$437
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$446
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$671
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$658
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$935