Dubai vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
66
59
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2M

The cost of living in Dubai is 189% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1039th and 6618th ($2420 vs $836) 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 203rd and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Minsk

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Dubai Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$12897

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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