Bern vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$1874
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$686
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
80
61
😀 Quality of life
94
67
🏙️ Population
135K
1.99M

The cost of living in Bern is 228% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 987th and 6769th ($2381 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in Switzerland and Belarus, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 36th and 3750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Minsk

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Bern Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.7
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$10220

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2457
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2481
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2331
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2470
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2308
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2658
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2891
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2776
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2931
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2897
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2717
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2643
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3088
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3234
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1434
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2732
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1950
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2738
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3426
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3099
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3059
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2970
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2934
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1360
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1249
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3037
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2976
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3296
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2960
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2988
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2873
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2974
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850