Minsk vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$998
🏠 One person rent
$455
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$351
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
59
5
😀 Quality of life
68
43
🏙️ Population
2M
115K

The cost of living in Minsk is 125% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6121st and 8941st ($924 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belarus and Bhutan, respectively. Check Belarus vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4446th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$600

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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 Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274