Detroit vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$692
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
77
59
😀 Quality of life
87
68
🏙️ Population
639K
2M

The cost of living in Detroit is 124% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1839th and 6121st ($2070 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 319th and 4446th 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
$17.9
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$14758

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853