Edmonton vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2112
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$716
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$632
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	64	59
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 125% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 2524th and 6618th ($1878 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in Canada and Belarus, respectively. Check Canada vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 193rd and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Minsk

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	Edmonton	Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$44
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$12897

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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