Minsk vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$408
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$462
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
59
5
😀 Quality of life
68
45
🏙️ Population
2M
115K

The cost of living in Minsk is 103% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6618th and 8957th ($836 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 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4692nd and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Thimphu

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Minsk Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$633

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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 Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285