Calgary vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$632
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
53
59
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
1.31M
2M

The cost of living in Calgary is 153% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1716th and 6618th ($2118 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Canada and Belarus, respectively. Check Canada vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 209th and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Minsk

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Calgary Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$12897

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

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