Minsk vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minsk	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2112	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$408	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$716	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$54	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$147
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	59	30
😀 Quality of life	68	45
🏙️ Population	2M	6.87M

The cost of living in Minsk is 33% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6618th and 7720th ($836 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belarus and Myanmar, respectively. Check Belarus vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 4692nd and 7263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Yangon

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	Minsk	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.7	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$494	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$591	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.58%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2225	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.49	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.52	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.5	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.66	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.5	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.8	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12897	$17353

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Cities near Minsk

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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$592
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$695
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$593
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$614
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$709
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$546
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$571
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$562
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$788
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$656
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$550
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$1027
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$833
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$528
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$784
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$874
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$846
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1056
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$581
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$768
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$610