Almaty vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$531
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
52
59
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2M

The cost of living in Almaty is 10% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5468th and 6121st ($1014 vs $924) 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 0.8 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 3901st and 4446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Minsk

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Almaty Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$14758

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853