Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 21.1% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 58.2% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB94.32
|
$7.64
BYN25.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB188.64
|
$4.89
BYN16.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.68
|
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.69
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB55.00
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB328.76
|
$3.07
BYN10.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB224.30
|
$2.61
BYN8.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB75.50
|
$1.26
BYN4.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB44.32
|
$1.68
BYN5.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB46.56
|
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.89
|
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB34.69
|
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.35
|
$1.06
BYN3.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.53
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.88
|
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
|
pay 55.8% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB144.42
|
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,226.14
|
$15.60
BYN51.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,744,898.30
|
$17,572.15
BYN57,590.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB357.62
|
$3.58
BYN11.72
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB512.25
|
$10.72
BYN35.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,694.66
|
$429.93
BYN1,409.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,781.86
|
$258.96
BYN848.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,382.02
|
$42.06
BYN137.83
|
|
pay 52.2% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,908.66
|
$303.69
BYN995.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB418,619.11
|
$5,704.58
BYN18,695.93
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB70.74
|
$1.00
BYN3.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB80.50
|
$1.61
BYN5.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB141.48
|
$1.60
BYN5.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,962.41
|
$31.28
BYN102.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB235.80
|
$4.58
BYN15.02
|
|
pay 9.0% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,831.71
|
$65.57
BYN214.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,336.21
|
$42.29
BYN138.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,459.55
|
$100.53
BYN329.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,146.44
|
$99.89
BYN327.37
|
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