Detroit vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5076
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$2140
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3098
$549
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
77
61
😀 Quality of life
88
69
🏙️ Population
639K
2M

The cost of living in Detroit is 190% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1636th and 6924th ($2133 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 311th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Minsk

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Detroit Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$949
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2383
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1383
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.93
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1177
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16684
$11271

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$2048
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2080
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1737
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$2032
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2124
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$2061
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1911
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2085
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$2041
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$2039
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2167
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$2062
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$2036
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$2053
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1996
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1913
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$2045
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1973
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1874
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1958
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$2048
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2100
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2078
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$2002
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2295
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1822
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1957
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1721
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2276
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1832
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1642
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1611
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1949
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1608

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879