Almaty vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$585
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
50
62
😀 Quality of life
64
67
🏙️ Population
1.92M
2M

The cost of living in Almaty is 62% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4975th and 7206th ($1051 vs $649) 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 4635th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.56
🥤 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
$697
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760