Minsk vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$2134
🏠 One person rent
$455
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$50.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$308
😷 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 10% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6121st and 6584th ($924 vs $842) 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 0.7 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 4446th and 6238th 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
$10.8
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
23.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$6.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$10369

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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 Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$759
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$599
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$587
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$576
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$622
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$583
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$610
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$645
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$568
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$572
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$669
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$688
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$549
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$704
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$488
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$535
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$471
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$497
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$555
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$773
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$570
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$646
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$737
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$500
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$439
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$789
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$500
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$492
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$468
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$636
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$601
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$447
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$470
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$518
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$514
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$899