Amsterdam vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3203
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7246
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$2108
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$3473
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$259
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5294
$632
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
59
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
921K
2M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 283% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 126th and 6618th ($3203 vs $836) 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 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 13th and 4692nd 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
$21.2
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.4
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$4.91
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2237
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1767
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3877
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2931
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.1
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11192
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7947
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.78
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$4.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.38
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.68
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2472
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21156
$12897

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2223
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2822
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2383
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2440
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2636
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2383
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2338
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2669
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2348
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2457
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1512
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2481
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2172
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2701
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2471
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2389
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2058
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2637
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1822
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1848
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2136
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2360
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2106
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2119
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2260
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2189
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$2002
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2094
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2055
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2200
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2132
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2206
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2340

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882