Brussels vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$632
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
196K
2M

The cost of living in Brussels is 147% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1872nd and 6618th ($2065 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Belarus, respectively. Check Belgium vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 99th and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Minsk

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Brussels Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$12897

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882