Dortmund vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$648
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
93
62
😀 Quality of life
77
67
🏙️ Population
587K
2M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 116% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 3822nd and 7206th ($1401 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 1st in Germany and Belarus, respectively. Check Germany vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 764th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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