Birmingham vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$599
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
62
😀 Quality of life
93
67
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 209% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1780th and 7206th ($2004 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Belarus, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 58th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$3.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

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