Bern vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$641
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
80
62
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
135K
1.99M

The cost of living in Bern is 250% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 743rd and 6834th ($2512 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Switzerland and Belarus, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 33rd and 3775th 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
$25
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$10290

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795