Berlin vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
62
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
3.68M
2M

The cost of living in Berlin is 210% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1759th and 7206th ($2013 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany and Belarus, respectively. Check Germany vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 19th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

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