Detroit vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$599
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
77
62
😀 Quality of life
89
67
🏙️ Population
639K
2M

The cost of living in Detroit is 205% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1843rd and 7206th ($1979 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th 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 38th best city to live in the United States vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 172nd and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$4.84
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$5767

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Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

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