Helsinki vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$991
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$632
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
80
59
😀 Quality of life
94
68
🏙️ Population
687K
2M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 138% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 2068th and 6618th ($1990 vs $836) 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 0.8 months in Minsk. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 48th and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Minsk

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Helsinki Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$12897

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882