Dortmund vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$762
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$549
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
93
61
😀 Quality of life
93
69
🏙️ Population
595K
2M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 122% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 3401st and 6924th ($1632 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 1st in Germany and Belarus, respectively. Check Germany vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Dortmund ranked 11th best city to live in Germany vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 84th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$11271

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879