Houston vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$641
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
62
😀 Quality of life
92
67
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.99M

The cost of living in Houston is 214% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1258th and 6834th ($2248 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 1st in the United States and Belarus, respectively. Check the United States vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 82nd and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

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