Gothenburg vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gothenburg	Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$891	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$577
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2921	$599
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	46	62
😀 Quality of life	92	67
🏙️ Population	608K	2M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 160% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 2703rd and 7206th ($1690 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Sweden and Belarus, respectively. Check Sweden vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 84th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Minsk

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	Gothenburg	Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$1.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1162	$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5997	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.3	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.79	$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3122	$5767

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1455
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1250
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1282
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1318
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1438
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1465
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1719
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1363
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1396
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1585
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1375
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1652
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1723
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1999
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1880
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1887
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1276
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1519
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1575
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1246
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1781
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1616
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2011
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1569
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1261

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