Beijing vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$605
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
62
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
21.9M
2M

The cost of living in Beijing is 64% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4887th and 7206th ($1065 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and Belarus, respectively. Check China vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 583rd and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beijing Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760