Helsinki vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$641
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
78
62
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
676K
1.99M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 170% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 2046th and 6834th ($1936 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Finland and Belarus, respectively. Check Finland vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 37th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$10290

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795