Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 28.4% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 23.5% less for restaurants
Minsk
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
BYN25.02
|
$2.26
THB74.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
BYN16.01
|
$5.53
THB183.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$0.63
THB20.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.35
THB11.56
|
|
pay 75.0% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
$1.38
THB45.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
BYN10.06
|
$7.97
THB263.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
BYN8.55
|
$6.00
THB198.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
BYN4.12
|
$1.92
THB63.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
BYN5.51
|
$1.07
THB35.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
$1.19
THB39.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
$0.48
THB15.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$0.79
THB26.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.47
|
$0.63
THB20.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.64
THB21.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
$0.45
THB15.06
|
|
pay 73.2% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$4.25
THB140.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
BYN51.09
|
$22.11
THB731.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,572.15
BYN57,540.01
|
$24,588.11
THB813,914.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
BYN11.71
|
$9.24
THB305.71
|
|
pay 8.7% more for housing
Minsk
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
BYN35.11
|
$15.82
THB523.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.93
BYN1,407.80
|
$393.06
THB13,011.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.96
BYN847.95
|
$209.24
THB6,926.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
BYN137.71
|
$48.32
THB1,599.44
|
|
pay 44.9% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.69
BYN994.44
|
$329.15
THB10,895.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,704.58
BYN18,679.66
|
$10,347.16
THB342,511.50
|
|
pay 57.5% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
$1.87
THB62.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
BYN5.26
|
$1.81
THB59.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
$3.52
THB116.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.28
BYN102.42
|
$46.67
THB1,544.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.58
BYN15.01
|
$5.45
THB180.48
|
|
pay 36.8% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
BYN214.72
|
$34.16
THB1,130.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.29
BYN138.46
|
$26.70
THB883.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
BYN329.18
|
$75.98
THB2,515.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.89
BYN327.08
|
$61.99
THB2,052.04
|
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