Essen vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$1874
🏠 One person rent
$690
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$686
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
61
😀 Quality of life
94
67
🏙️ Population
587K
1.99M

The cost of living in Essen is 99% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 3685th and 6769th ($1443 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 1st in Germany and Belarus, respectively. Check Germany vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 33rd and 3750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$10220

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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Distance City Cost of living
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$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850