Dortmund vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$750
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$632
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
94
59
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
595K
2M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 96% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 3504th and 6618th ($1637 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 1st in Germany and Belarus, respectively. Check Germany vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 33rd and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Minsk

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Dortmund Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$12897

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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