Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Belarus

Minsk vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Minsk is 16.5% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 85.9% more in Minsk
Groceries: pay 36.6% less in Minsk
Transportation: pay 39.5% less in Minsk
Housing: pay 11.4% less in Minsk
Childcare: pay 1.2% more in Minsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.0% less in Minsk
Clothing: pay 5.9% less in Minsk

The cost of restaurants and childcare in Minsk are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing are lower in Minsk. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Minsk.

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Minsk vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Minsk instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 85.9% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Minsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$9.78 BYN29.50	+229.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$6.85 BYN20.65	-1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$0.96 BYN2.89	+47.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$0.59 BYN1.79	+68.0%
Average			+85.9%

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pay 36.6% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Minsk
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$0.68 BYN2.05	-53.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$3.79 BYN11.43	-56.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$3.45 BYN10.42	-52.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$1.64 BYN4.94	-36.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$2.40 BYN7.25	+47.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$0.70 BYN2.10	-60.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.76 BYN2.31	-5.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$0.97 BYN2.93	-21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$1.21 BYN3.66	+38.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.29 BYN0.88	-62.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.33 BYN1.01	-51.7%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 39.5% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Minsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$3.33 BYN10.04	-37.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$18.59 BYN56.05	-46.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$21,193.80 BYN63,917.93	-32.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$5.54 BYN16.72	-47.4%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 11.4% less for housing

	Bangkok	Minsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$13.39 BYN40.39	-25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$581.42 BYN1,753.49	-14.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$380.44 BYN1,147.36	+9.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$46.63 BYN140.62	-43.2%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 1.2% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Minsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$396.70 BYN1,196.41	-30.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$24,214.29 BYN73,027.36	+46.7%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Minsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$1.63 BYN4.92	-39.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$2.32 BYN7.00	-17.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$2.61 BYN7.87	-43.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$37.06 BYN111.77	-36.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$5.87 BYN17.70	-22.5%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 5.9% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Minsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$50.77 BYN153.12	-28.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$44.17 BYN133.20	+2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$106.09 BYN319.97	+9.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$106.95 BYN322.54	-2.7%
Average			-5.9%

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