Boston vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$641
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
62
😀 Quality of life
92
67
🏙️ Population
676K
1.99M

The cost of living in Boston is 384% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 32nd and 6834th ($3467 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 0.9 months in Minsk. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 89th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Minsk

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Boston Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$1.51
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$10290

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

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