Changsha vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$178
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$599
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
62
😀 Quality of life
70
67
🏙️ Population
10M
2M

The cost of living in Changsha is 18% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8258th and 7206th ($533 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in China and Belarus, respectively. Check China vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 2707th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$5767

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Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760