Beijing vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$596
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$711
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
59
😀 Quality of life
73
68
🏙️ Population
21.9M
2M

The cost of living in Beijing is 25% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5341st and 6618th ($1044 vs $836) 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 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 2718th and 4692nd 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
$4.36
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.4
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12544
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6280
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.4
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.68
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.65
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$725
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25165
$12897

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748

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