Beijing vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$589
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$1040
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$98
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$658
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
73
69
🏙️ Population
21.9M
2M

The cost of living in Beijing is 40% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5355th and 6924th ($1029 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Belarus, respectively. Check China vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 2546th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Minsk

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Beijing Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$850
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14720
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6180
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.61
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.4
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22823
$11271

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$707
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$724
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$750
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$634
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$634
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$646
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$565
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$660
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$456
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$641
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$688
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$558
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$694
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$638
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$619
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$533
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$574
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$616
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$614
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$505
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$535
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$615
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$527
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$523
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$454
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$580
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$748
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$499
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$480
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$642
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$654
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$601
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$550
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$629
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$741

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879