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
BYN29.86
|
$2.91
THB99.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
BYN16.92
|
$5.83
THB198.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
$0.62
THB20.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
$0.29
THB9.94
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
$1.52
THB51.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
BYN10.02
|
$11.74
THB400.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.11
|
$7.32
THB249.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BYN4.22
|
$2.27
THB77.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BYN5.71
|
$1.31
THB44.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
$1.47
THB50.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$0.73
THB24.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BYN2.55
|
$1.04
THB35.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
BYN3.21
|
$0.80
THB27.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.71
THB24.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
BYN0.93
|
$0.62
THB21.21
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.80
BYN9.17
|
$4.47
THB152.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.51
BYN50.81
|
$39.32
THB1,339.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,466.62
BYN57,225.06
|
$55,345.18
THB1,885,835.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.72
BYN12.20
|
$10.34
THB352.35
|
|
pay 33.0% more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
BYN34.14
|
$15.36
THB523.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.79
BYN1,535.88
|
$571.31
THB19,466.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.22
BYN980.32
|
$301.88
THB10,286.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.67
BYN136.51
|
$67.33
THB2,294.23
|
|
pay 69.3% more for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.24
BYN986.92
|
$632.63
THB21,556.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,252.74
BYN33,590.57
|
$13,191.37
THB449,483.59
|
|
pay 75.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
BYN4.70
|
$2.33
THB79.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
BYN5.52
|
$2.58
THB88.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
BYN5.97
|
$4.20
THB143.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.67
BYN103.76
|
$54.58
THB1,859.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
BYN14.93
|
$7.28
THB248.14
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.57
BYN205.01
|
$55.27
THB1,883.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
BYN155.29
|
$34.84
THB1,187.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
BYN348.55
|
$97.10
THB3,308.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
BYN320.47
|
$92.12
THB3,138.92
|
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