Essen vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$682
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$632
😷 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 87% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 3860th and 6618th ($1561 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and Belarus, respectively. Check Germany vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 17th and 4692nd 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
$17
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$12897

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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