Minsk vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$293
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$436
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
62
5
😀 Quality of life
67
36
🏙️ Population
2M
79.2K

The cost of living in Minsk is 44% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7206th and 8761st ($649 vs $452) 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 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 3890th and 7674th 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
$9
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$701

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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 Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288