Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 57.8% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 27.2% less for restaurants
Minsk
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.11
BYN29.70
|
$2.91
THB99.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
BYN16.83
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.62
THB21.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
BYN1.51
|
$0.29
THB9.95
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Minsk
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
BYN1.83
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
BYN9.96
|
$11.74
THB400.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.06
|
$7.32
THB249.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BYN4.19
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BYN5.68
|
$1.31
THB44.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BYN1.63
|
$1.47
THB50.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
$0.73
THB24.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BYN2.54
|
$1.04
THB35.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
BYN3.19
|
$0.80
THB27.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.71
THB24.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
BYN0.92
|
$0.62
THB21.23
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.80
BYN9.12
|
$4.47
THB152.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.51
BYN50.55
|
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,466.62
BYN56,932.46
|
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.72
BYN12.14
|
$10.34
THB352.81
|
|
pay 33.0% more for housing
Minsk
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
BYN33.97
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.79
BYN1,528.03
|
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.22
BYN975.31
|
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.67
BYN135.81
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
|
pay 69.3% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.24
BYN981.88
|
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,252.74
BYN33,418.82
|
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
|
pay 75.7% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
BYN4.67
|
$2.33
THB79.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
BYN5.50
|
$2.58
THB88.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
BYN5.94
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.67
BYN103.22
|
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
BYN14.85
|
$7.28
THB248.46
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.57
BYN203.96
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
BYN154.49
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
BYN346.77
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
BYN318.83
|
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
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