Columbus vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$632
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
73
59
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
906K
2M

The cost of living in Columbus is 154% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1686th and 6618th ($2127 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 0.8 months in Minsk. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 96th and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Minsk

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Columbus Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$12897

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8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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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