Istanbul vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2651
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$514
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$1033
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
62
😀 Quality of life
76
67
🏙️ Population
15.5M
2M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 58% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5143rd and 7206th ($1025 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and Belarus, respectively. Check Turkey vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 798th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.37
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.7
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.3
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.38
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1399
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$854
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
38.14%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2865
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.79
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.43
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.84
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9042
$5767

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$574
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$582
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$558
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$527
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$577
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$618
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$550
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$772
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$577
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$512
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$576
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$642
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$414
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$421
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$616
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$646
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$500
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$407
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$665
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$438
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$558
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$561
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$640
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$508
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$665
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$519
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$618
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$570
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$851
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$907
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$563
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$576
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$616
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$606
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$567
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$647
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$937
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1001

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