Boston vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$549
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
94
69
🏙️ Population
676K
2M

The cost of living in Boston is 397% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 27th and 6924th ($3652 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and Belarus, respectively. Check the United States vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 71st and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$11271

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

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