Doha vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$641
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
45
62
😀 Quality of life
80
67
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.99M

The cost of living in Doha is 152% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 2461st and 6834th ($1810 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Belarus, respectively. Check Qatar vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 501st and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Minsk

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Doha Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795