Columbus vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
72
62
😀 Quality of life
87
67
🏙️ Population
906K
2M

The cost of living in Columbus is 239% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1282nd and 7206th ($2202 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 47th best city to live in the United States vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 202nd and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$4.89
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$3.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

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