Detroit vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2032
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4925
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$632
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
77
59
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
639K
2M

The cost of living in Detroit is 143% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1947th and 6618th ($2032 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th 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 0.8 months in Minsk. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 318th and 4692nd 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
$18.1
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.88
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.48
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$820
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.46
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.2
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1360
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19339
$12897

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1993
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1939
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1758
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1909
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1969
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1820
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1943
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1907
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1946
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1926
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2030
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1915
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1905
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1941
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1876
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1926
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1968
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1837
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1920
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1972
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1945
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1944
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2004
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2181
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1940
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1796
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1913
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1701
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2285
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1843
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1624
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1635
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1957
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1619

Cities near Minsk

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