Helsinki vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4263
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$937
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$1639
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$599
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
78
62
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
665K
2M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 181% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 2273rd and 7206th ($1825 vs $649) 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 1.7 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 26th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.43
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$5.08
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7893
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4642
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9506
$5767

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163

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