Essen vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$642
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$692
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
587K
2M

The cost of living in Essen is 64% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 3925th and 6121st ($1519 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st 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 0.7 months in Minsk. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 23rd and 4446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Minsk

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Essen Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$14758

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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
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853