Alexandria vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
51
61
😀 Quality of life
56
69
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 48% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 9006th and 6924th ($384 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Egypt and Belarus, respectively. Check Egypt vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6233rd and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Minsk

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Alexandria Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.15
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$11271

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879