Berlin vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2222
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4975
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$1217
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$304
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3412
$549
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
96
69
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2M

The cost of living in Berlin is 202% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1418th and 6924th ($2222 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Belarus, respectively. Check Germany vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 35th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.41
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.43
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1631
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8887
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6036
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.44
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.24
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9480
$11271

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1868
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1893
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1892
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1862
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1888
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1902
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1851
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1887
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1841
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1826
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1856
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1862
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1810
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1839
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1826
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1822
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1681
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1852
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1454
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1484
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1567
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1430
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1363
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1425
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1424
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1436
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1471
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1501
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1486
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1479
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1421
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1417
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1435
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1411
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1166
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1422
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1113
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1563
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446

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