Glasgow vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1884
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4264
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$1096
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$1719
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3145
$599
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
94
62
😀 Quality of life
94
67
🏙️ Population
626K
2M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 190% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 2103rd and 7206th ($1884 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 99th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Belarus, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 40th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.91
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1191
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1870
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.76%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4377
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3046
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.7
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1097
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12197
$5767

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251

Cities near Minsk

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