Minsk vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$715
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$348
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$630
$229
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$32.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$637
$574
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
62
5
😀 Quality of life
67
50
🏙️ Population
1.99M
115K

The cost of living in Minsk is 85% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6838th and 9016th ($715 vs $386) 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3793rd and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.18
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$6.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.68
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$221
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$164
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$13.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$21.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.5%
9.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1938
$633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1197
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.7
$3.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.58
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$4.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$3.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.56
$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.85
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$301
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10328
$683

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$564
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1340
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$464
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$952
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$898
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$867
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1188
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$470
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$888
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$901
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$815
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1004
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$460
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$947
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$529
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1049
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$997
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1114
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$917
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1112
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$416
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$486
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$933
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$531
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1379
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$892
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1040
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$799

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$454
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$292
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$929
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$332
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$311
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$360
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$310
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$999
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$304
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$281
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$389
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$310
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$296
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$308
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$444
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$351
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$293
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$291
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$306
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$274
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285