Beijing vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1067
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3071
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$596
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1354
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1802
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
62
😀 Quality of life
77
67
🏙️ Population
21.9M
1.99M

The cost of living in Beijing is 49% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5141st and 6834th ($1067 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Belarus, respectively. Check China vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 763rd and 3775th 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
$4.04
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2126
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14636
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7425
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.28
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.63
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.6
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$782
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23714
$10290

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$734
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$769
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$786
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$675
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$679
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$710
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$611
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$714
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$482
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$700
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$742
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$620
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$760
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$720
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$693
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$572
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$614
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$684
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$677
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$649
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$605
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$555
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$670
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$568
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$588
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$547
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$677
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$668
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$729
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$616
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$670
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$637
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$648
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$661
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$632
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$644
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$869

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