Cologne vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$641
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
92
62
😀 Quality of life
97
67
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.99M

The cost of living in Cologne is 158% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 2308th and 6834th ($1851 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and Belarus, respectively. Check Germany vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 16th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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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