Almaty vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$477
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
52
61
😀 Quality of life
70
69
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2M

The cost of living in Almaty is 20% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6307th and 6924th ($884 vs $735) 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 0.7 months in Minsk. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 4103rd and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$11271

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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