Detroit vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
77
62
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
639K
1.99M

The cost of living in Detroit is 180% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1856th and 6834th ($2006 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 216th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1851
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2032
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1703
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1968
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2109
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1923
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1978
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1813
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1908
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1969
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1728
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1926
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1987
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1975
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1880
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1849
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1880
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1955
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2109
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1909
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2291
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1939
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2397
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1700
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1876
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1713
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2260
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1905
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1662
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1561
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1936
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

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