Essen vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$666
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$549
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
61
😀 Quality of life
96
69
🏙️ Population
587K
2M

The cost of living in Essen is 106% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 3903rd and 6924th ($1516 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 1st in Germany and Belarus, respectively. Check Germany vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 24th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$11271

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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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