Brussels vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$641
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
62
😀 Quality of life
89
67
🏙️ Population
196K
1.99M

The cost of living in Brussels is 173% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1988th and 6834th ($1958 vs $717) 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 173rd and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$1.51
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$3.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$10290

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

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