Columbus vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
72
62
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
906K
1.99M

The cost of living in Columbus is 214% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1248th and 6834th ($2252 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 1st in the United States and Belarus, respectively. Check the United States vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 242nd and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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