Helsinki vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1947
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$972
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$1698
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$616
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3432
$549
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
78
61
😀 Quality of life
96
69
🏙️ Population
687K
2M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 165% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 2171st and 6924th ($1947 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Finland and Belarus, respectively. Check Finland vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Helsinki compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 30th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.72
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$832
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1486
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5238
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$11271

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1881
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1937
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1655
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1611
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1561
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1383
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1394
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1372
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1601
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1566
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1618
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1589
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1516
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$999
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1561
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1516
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1521
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1545
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1524
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1422
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1437
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1438
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1476
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1064
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1503
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1184
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1083
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1041
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1386
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1353
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1363
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1174

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879