Almaty vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$499
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
50
62
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.99M

The cost of living in Almaty is 31% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6015th and 6834th ($941 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Belarus, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 4176th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

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