Dubai vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$641
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
64
62
😀 Quality of life
86
67
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.99M

The cost of living in Dubai is 222% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1098th and 6834th ($2309 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Belarus, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 306th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795