Essen vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$759
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$599
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
62
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
579K
2M

The cost of living in Essen is 134% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 3358th and 7206th ($1519 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 4th best city to live in Germany vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 32nd and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$5767

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760