Amsterdam vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$692
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
59
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
921K
2M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 242% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 138th and 6121st ($3165 vs $924) 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 0.7 months in Minsk. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 24th and 4446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Minsk

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Amsterdam Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$14758

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2185
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2755
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2354
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2399
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1865
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2564
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2296
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2283
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2608
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2389
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2407
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1477
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2148
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2491
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2310
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2424
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2026
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2659
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1805
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$2053
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2104
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2341
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2077
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2220
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2253
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1942
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2040
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2082
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2152
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2166
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2112
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2247

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