Edinburgh vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$599
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
88
62
😀 Quality of life
93
67
🏙️ Population
488K
2M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 215% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1692nd and 7206th ($2043 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Belarus, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 64th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$5767

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

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