Amsterdam vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2859
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6482
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$1887
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$3118
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4389
$641
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
62
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
921K
1.99M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 299% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 252nd and 6834th ($2859 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Belarus, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 25th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1928
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3529
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10663
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7824
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2462
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13828
$10290

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865

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